Give a Boy a Gun — Content Guide for Parents
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- ViolenceCentral
- Scary contentCentral
- ProfanityBrief
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- Race & culture
- Climate
- Sexual content
- 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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Is Give a Boy a Gun appropriate for a 7-year-old?
Two teen boys take classmates hostage at a school dance, shoot some of them, and plant bombs; one boy kills himself and the other is beaten into a coma. The story builds to a hostage-taking and shooting at a school dance, and Common Sense Media says fear dominates from start to finish.
Does Give a Boy a Gun have violence?
Found (Central): Two teen boys take classmates hostage at a school dance, shoot some of them, and plant bombs; one boy kills himself and the other is beaten into a coma.
Does Give a Boy a Gun have scary content?
Found (Central): The story builds to a hostage-taking and shooting at a school dance, and Common Sense Media says fear dominates from start to finish.
Does Give a Boy a Gun have religion?
Not found in the sources we checked.
Does Give a Boy a Gun have race & culture?
Not found in the sources we checked.
Does Give a Boy a Gun have profanity?
Found (Brief): Common Sense Media describes mild to moderate swearing, with stronger words hinted at by substitutions.
Does Give a Boy a Gun have climate?
Not found in the sources we checked.
Does Give a Boy a Gun have sexual content?
Not found in the sources we checked.
Does Give a Boy a Gun have gender roles?
Not found in the sources we checked.
Does Give a Boy a Gun have gender & orientation?
Not found in the sources we checked.
