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Hot Dog Girl — Content Guide for Parents

By Jennifer DuganPenguin2020-03-24ISBN 9780525516279336 pages
Hot Dog Girl

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Contains references to prayer and church attendance. A minister character plays a supporting role in two chapters.

About this book

A fresh and funny contemporary YA rom-com about teens working as costumed characters in a local amusement park.

Elouise (Lou) Parker is determined to have the absolute best, most impossibly epic summer of her life. There are just a few things standing in her way:

  • She's landed a job at Magic Castle Playland . . . as a giant dancing hot dog.
  • Her crush, the dreamy diving pirate Nick, already has a girlfriend, who is literally the princess of the park. But Lou's never liked anyone, guy or otherwise, this much before, and now she wants a chance at her own happily ever after.
  • Her best friend, Seeley, the carousel operator, has always been up for anything, but she's decidedly not on board when it comes to Lou's quest to set her up with the perfect girl or Lou's scheme to get close to Nick.
  • And it turns out that this will be their last summer at Magic Castle Playland—ever—unless she can find a way to stop it from closing.

  • Jennifer Dugan's sparkling debut coming-of-age queer romance stars a princess, a pirate, a hot dog, and a carousel operator who find love—and themselves—in unexpected people and unforgettable places.

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    • Is Hot Dog Girl appropriate for a 7-year-old?

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    • Does Hot Dog Girl have violence?

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    • Does Hot Dog Girl have scary content?

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    • Does Hot Dog Girl have religious themes?

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    • Does Hot Dog Girl have racial/cultural content?

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    • Does Hot Dog Girl have profanity?

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    • Does Hot Dog Girl have climate change?

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    • Does Hot Dog Girl have sexual identity?

      No explicit sexual content detected in the search results. The book is described as a queer romance but does not indicate inappropriate sexual themes.

    • Does Hot Dog Girl have gender roles?

      No specific gender roles or themes related to traditional or modern gender roles detected in the search results.

    • Does Hot Dog Girl have lgbtq+ themes?

      The main character, Elouise, is bisexual and navigates her feelings for her crush while also having a close friendship with her lesbian best friend. The story includes themes of queer romance and identity exploration.