Friction A Novel — Content Guide for Parents
Found in this book
- ViolenceBrief
- Scary contentBrief
- Sexual contentCentral
Not found
- Religion
- Race & culture
- Climate
- Gender roles
- Gender & orientation
Couldn't confirm
- Profanity
- Profanity: The sources do not say whether the book contains swear words.
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Religion
PRESENTContains references to prayer and church attendance. A minister character plays a supporting role in two chapters.
About this book
True.
What Stacy says later about Alex and Simon after the class overnight camp out is not true, but "looks" as if it could be. Alex herself begins to wonder what's real, what's not. But she can't confide in her parents. They'd freak. And, after all, she does love Simon.
Listening to Stacy though, everyone else is totally suckered -- most painfully Alex's best buddy and sort-of boyfriend, Tim. "Why were you hugging him?" Tim wants to know, and it's hard to explain. Simon did "not" do what Stacy claims!
Did he? Could he?
At age twelve the truth seems hopelessly complicated. And it gets even more so after Alex makes a surprise visit to Stacy's house. There, she finds out the answer to one terrible question, only to discover another, far worse.
Frequently asked questions
Is Friction A Novel appropriate for a 7-year-old?
A new girl is revealed to have been abused by her father, and a classmate is kicked in a soccer game, but the abuse is not shown on the page. In one scene a girl breaks her leg badly at recess and her friend becomes hysterical, thinking she will die.
Does Friction A Novel have violence?
Found (Brief): A new girl is revealed to have been abused by her father, and a classmate is kicked in a soccer game, but the abuse is not shown on the page.
Does Friction A Novel have scary content?
Found (Brief): In one scene a girl breaks her leg badly at recess and her friend becomes hysterical, thinking she will die.
Does Friction A Novel have religion?
Not found in the sources we checked.
Does Friction A Novel have race & culture?
Not found in the sources we checked.
Does Friction A Novel have profanity?
Couldn't confirm: The sources do not say whether the book contains swear words.
Does Friction A Novel have climate?
Not found in the sources we checked.
Does Friction A Novel have sexual content?
Found (Central): The story is built around rumors that a teacher is sexually involved with a student, and it ends with the discovery that the new girl was sexually abused by her father.
Does Friction A Novel have gender roles?
Not found in the sources we checked.
Does Friction A Novel have gender & orientation?
Not found in the sources we checked.
