I Am Chris — Content Guide for Parents
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PRESENTContains references to prayer and church attendance. A minister character plays a supporting role in two chapters.
About this book
When your life falls apart, couldn’t you just be someone else? Especially if that someone else was you all along anyway?
Seventeen-year-old Chrissy Taylor is orphaned to a stepmama who squandered their sizable inheritance on drinking and drugging. Now, with their ranch lost, they squat in a run-down, rented trailer on the outskirts of small-town-podunkville where Chrissy cares for her nine-year-old half sister, Luce. But landing on the wrong side of the tracks puts them on the radar of the local sheriff and social services.
There’s one saving grace to losing everything and moving away. Nobody knows her. Chris can now live who he truly is.
As Chris Taylor, he knows he’ll have to cowboy up to make enough money to keep his stepmama out of jail and his half sister out of foster care. There’s only one way a kid growing up in the shadow of a world champion bull rider can earn that kind of cash. But Chris never expected to chase a championship title of his own, even with a lifetime of training on bulls.
Frequently asked questions
Is I Am Chris appropriate for a 7-year-old?
The story involves themes of corruption, drugs, abuse, and suicide, indicating a moderate level of violence and trauma in the narrative. No scary content detected in the book's narrative based on the search results.
Does I Am Chris have violence?
The story involves themes of corruption, drugs, abuse, and suicide, indicating a moderate level of violence and trauma in the narrative.
Does I Am Chris have scary content?
No scary content detected in the book's narrative based on the search results.
Does I Am Chris have religious themes?
No religious content detected in the book's narrative based on the search results.
Does I Am Chris have racial/cultural content?
No race or racism themes detected in the book's narrative based on the search results.
Does I Am Chris have profanity?
No specific mention of profanity in the book's narrative based on the search results.
Does I Am Chris have climate change?
No climate themes detected in the book's narrative based on the search results.
Does I Am Chris have sexual identity?
The narrative includes coming-of-age sexuality, suggesting discussions around sexual identity and experiences as part of the character's development.
Does I Am Chris have gender roles?
The character Chris challenges traditional gender roles by living as a cowboy in a male-dominated environment, indicating a critique of conventional gender expectations.
Does I Am Chris have lgbtq+ themes?
The story features a 17-year-old cowgirl named Chris who lives as a cowboy, indicating themes of gender identity and expression. The narrative involves elements of coming-of-age sexuality, suggesting a focus on LGBTQ+ themes.
