Forgotten Fire — Content Guide for Parents
Found in this book
- ViolenceCentral
- Scary contentCentral
- ReligionBrief
- Race & cultureCentral
- Sexual contentSupporting
Not found
- Profanity
- Climate
- Gender roles
- Gender & orientation
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Religion
PRESENTContains references to prayer and church attendance. A minister character plays a supporting role in two chapters.
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Frequently asked questions
Is Forgotten Fire appropriate for a 7-year-old?
The story follows a boy through the Armenian genocide, in which soldiers shoot his brothers, a sister takes poison, and many others are killed. The book describes terrifying and graphic scenes of killings, a death march and constant danger as the boy runs and hides for years.
Does Forgotten Fire have violence?
Found (Central): The story follows a boy through the Armenian genocide, in which soldiers shoot his brothers, a sister takes poison, and many others are killed.
Does Forgotten Fire have scary content?
Found (Central): The book describes terrifying and graphic scenes of killings, a death march and constant danger as the boy runs and hides for years.
Does Forgotten Fire have religion?
Found (Brief): A study guide and a summary mention faith and the main character's spiritual doubt, but no worship or religious practice is described in the sources.
Does Forgotten Fire have race & culture?
Found (Central): The story is about the persecution and mass killing of Armenians by Ottoman Turks, and the main character hides that he is Armenian to survive.
Does Forgotten Fire have profanity?
Not found in the sources we checked.
Does Forgotten Fire have climate?
Not found in the sources we checked.
Does Forgotten Fire have sexual content?
Found (Supporting): The story includes sexual assault of the main character and of a captive girl, and women being assaulted; one reader says rape is only vaguely suggested and nothing is graphic.
Does Forgotten Fire have gender roles?
Not found in the sources we checked.
Does Forgotten Fire have gender & orientation?
Not found in the sources we checked.
