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Falling Over Sideways — Content Guide for Parents

By Jordan SonnenblickScholastic PressISBN 9780545863254257 pages
Falling Over Sideways

Found in this book

  • Scary contentSupporting
  • Race & cultureBrief

Not found

  • Violence
  • Religion
  • Profanity
  • Climate
  • Sexual content
  • Gender roles
  • Gender & orientation

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Religion

PRESENT

Contains references to prayer and church attendance. A minister character plays a supporting role in two chapters.

About this book

A new hilarious, honest, and hopeful novel from the author of Drums, Girls, and Dangerous Pie

It's not easy being Claire. (Really.)Claire's life is a joke . . . but she's not laughing. While her friends seem to be leaping forward, she's dancing in the same place. The mean girls at school are living up to their mean name, and there's a boy, Ryder, who's just as bad, if not worse. And at home, nobody's really listening to her -- if anything, they seem to be more in on the joke than she is.Then into all of this (not-very-funny-to-Claire) comedy comes something intense and tragic -- while her dad is talking to her at the kitchen table, he falls over with a medical emergency. Suddenly the joke has become very serious -- and the only way Claire, her family, and her friends are going to get through it is if they can find a way to make it funny again.

Frequently asked questions

  • Is Falling Over Sideways appropriate for a 7-year-old?

    Claire is alone with her father when he has a stroke, calls 911, and then struggles with his frightening condition and slow recovery. A classmate, Latina Regina, calls Claire "Starbuck" and says all white girls love Starbucks; race is not otherwise a focus.

  • Does Falling Over Sideways have violence?

    Not found in the sources we checked.

  • Does Falling Over Sideways have scary content?

    Found (Supporting): Claire is alone with her father when he has a stroke, calls 911, and then struggles with his frightening condition and slow recovery.

  • Does Falling Over Sideways have religion?

    Not found in the sources we checked.

  • Does Falling Over Sideways have race & culture?

    Found (Brief): A classmate, Latina Regina, calls Claire "Starbuck" and says all white girls love Starbucks; race is not otherwise a focus.

  • Does Falling Over Sideways have profanity?

    Not found in the sources we checked.

  • Does Falling Over Sideways have climate?

    Not found in the sources we checked.

  • Does Falling Over Sideways have sexual content?

    Not found in the sources we checked.

  • Does Falling Over Sideways have gender roles?

    Not found in the sources we checked.

  • Does Falling Over Sideways have gender & orientation?

    Not found in the sources we checked.