Hush — Content Guide for Parents
Found in this book
- ViolenceSupporting
- Scary contentSupporting
- ReligionSupportingChristian
- Race & cultureSupporting
Not found
- Profanity
- 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.
About this book
Now, everything is different. Her family has been forced to move to a new place and change their identities. But that's not all that has changed. Her once lively father has become depressed and quiet. Her mother leaves teaching behind and clings to a new-found religion. Her only sister is making secret plans to leave.
And Evie, struggling to find her way in a new city where kids aren't friendly and the terrain is as unfamiliar as her name, wonders who she is.
Jaqueline Woodson weaves a fascinating portrait of a thoughtful young girl's coming of age in a world turned upside down
Frequently asked questions
Is Hush appropriate for a 7-year-old?
An unarmed Black teen is shot by white police officers, shots are fired into the family's house, and the father attempts suicide in front of his family. The family gets death threats, is taken away in the night to a safe house, and sees the father's suicide attempt, with the blood and wound described.
Does Hush have violence?
Found (Supporting): An unarmed Black teen is shot by white police officers, shots are fired into the family's house, and the father attempts suicide in front of his family.
Does Hush have scary content?
Found (Supporting): The family gets death threats, is taken away in the night to a safe house, and sees the father's suicide attempt, with the blood and wound described.
Does Hush have religion?
Found (Supporting, Christian): The narrator's mother becomes a Jehovah's Witness after the family relocates, and her new faith changes how the family lives, including no longer celebrating birthdays and holidays.
Does Hush have race & culture?
Found (Supporting): The family is Black, and the story follows the aftermath of white officers shooting an unarmed Black teen and the Black officer father who testifies against them.
Does Hush have profanity?
Not found in the sources we checked.
Does Hush have climate?
Not found in the sources we checked.
Does Hush have sexual content?
Not found in the sources we checked.
Does Hush have gender roles?
Not found in the sources we checked.
Does Hush have gender & orientation?
Not found in the sources we checked.
