George Washington's Spy — Content Guide for Parents

Frequently asked questions

• Is George Washington's Spy appropriate for a 7-year-old?

  A soldier is killed in a struggle, a mob tars and feathers a man, thieves are whipped, and men with a knife and muskets threaten the kids, all as part of the Revolutionary War setting. The kids see hanged bodies, a whipping, a mob attack, a knife held to a boy's neck and leeches draining blood, and a review says the deaths may upset sensitive readers.

• Does George Washington's Spy have violence?

  Found (Supporting): A soldier is killed in a struggle, a mob tars and feathers a man, thieves are whipped, and men with a knife and muskets threaten the kids, all as part of the Revolutionary War setting.

• Does George Washington's Spy have scary content?

  Found (Supporting): The kids see hanged bodies, a whipping, a mob attack, a knife held to a boy's neck and leeches draining blood, and a review says the deaths may upset sensitive readers.

• Does George Washington's Spy have religion?

  Found (Brief, Christian): Characters pray and use phrases like "God willing", and a Loyalist speaks of loyalty to the king as God's way, but faith is not the focus of the story.

• Does George Washington's Spy have race & culture?

  Not found in the sources we checked.

• Does George Washington's Spy have profanity?

  Not found in the sources we checked.

• Does George Washington's Spy have climate?

  Not found in the sources we checked.

• Does George Washington's Spy have sexual content?

  Not found in the sources we checked.

• Does George Washington's Spy have gender roles?

  Found (Brief, Traditional roles): One reader notes the opening has the boys in an adventure club while the girls play princess dress-up, though the dress-up later helps the girls get into a Loyalist home.

• Does George Washington's Spy have gender & orientation?

  Not found in the sources we checked.