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Gilbert & Sullivan Set Me Free — Content Guide for Parents

By Karr, KathleenDisney-HyperionISBN 9780786819164240 pages
Gilbert & Sullivan Set Me Free

Found in this book

  • ViolenceBrief
  • ReligionBrief
  • Sexual contentBrief
  • Gender rolesSupportingChallenges traditional roles

Not found

  • Scary content
  • Race & culture
  • Climate

Couldn't confirm

  • Profanity
  • Gender & orientation
  • Profanity: The sources do not say whether the book contains swearing.
  • Gender & orientation: The sources give the plot but no full content guide, and none mention LGBTQ+ characters or topics either way.

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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

In prison, there are few secrets. But Libby Dodge, the youngest inmate, guards the nature of her crime from the other women, even as they openly recount their former lives as arsonists, thieves, and prostitutes. Libby's hopeless and miserable situation changes unexpectedly with the arrival of a new chaplain, Mrs. Wilkinson. Mrs. Wilkinson has surprising and newfangled ideas about prison reform, which include launching an elaborate production of Gilbert and Sullivan's The Pirates of Penzance. The production transforms the women-their views of themselves, their abilities, their place in the world.

Frequently asked questions

  • Is Gilbert & Sullivan Set Me Free appropriate for a 7-year-old?

    One inmate is in prison for killing her husband, who had beaten her and her children; this comes from backstory. A new prison chaplain, Mrs. Wilkinson, is a main character who brings music to the inmates, though her faith is not described in the sources.

  • Does Gilbert & Sullivan Set Me Free have violence?

    Found (Brief): One inmate is in prison for killing her husband, who had beaten her and her children; this comes from backstory.

  • Does Gilbert & Sullivan Set Me Free have scary content?

    Not found in the sources we checked.

  • Does Gilbert & Sullivan Set Me Free have religion?

    Found (Brief): A new prison chaplain, Mrs. Wilkinson, is a main character who brings music to the inmates, though her faith is not described in the sources.

  • Does Gilbert & Sullivan Set Me Free have race & culture?

    Not found in the sources we checked.

  • Does Gilbert & Sullivan Set Me Free have profanity?

    Couldn't confirm: The sources do not say whether the book contains swearing.

  • Does Gilbert & Sullivan Set Me Free have climate?

    Not found in the sources we checked.

  • Does Gilbert & Sullivan Set Me Free have sexual content?

    Found (Brief): Inmates talk about their former lives, which include prostitution; a reader says the adult themes are not explicit.

  • Does Gilbert & Sullivan Set Me Free have gender roles?

    Found (Supporting, Challenges traditional roles): A reader says the story includes feminist social commentary and inmates discussing women's rights in 1914.

  • Does Gilbert & Sullivan Set Me Free have gender & orientation?

    Couldn't confirm: The sources give the plot but no full content guide, and none mention LGBTQ+ characters or topics either way.

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