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I Am Mordred: A Tale from Camelot — Content Guide for Parents

By Nancy SpringerPhilomelISBN 9780399231438184 pages
I Am Mordred: A Tale from Camelot

Found in this book

  • ViolenceSupporting
  • Scary contentBrief
  • Gender rolesBriefChallenges traditional roles

Not found

  • Religion
  • Race & culture
  • Climate
  • Sexual content
  • Gender & orientation

Couldn't confirm

  • Profanity
  • Profanity: The sources do not say whether the book's text contains swear words.

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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

After a prophecy by Merlin that Mordred will grow up to kill his father, the beloved King Arthur, young Mordred struggles with fate, loathing the great king who tried to kill him as a baby, but he travels to Camelot, where he learns to idolize his father.

Frequently asked questions

  • Is I Am Mordred: A Tale from Camelot appropriate for a 7-year-old?

    King Arthur sends newborn boys out to sea to die, and Mordred is hunted by his fate, with a fated killing of Arthur as the story's end. A review calls the opening scene of infants sent to die at sea grim and the book dark and sad.

  • Does I Am Mordred: A Tale from Camelot have violence?

    Found (Supporting): King Arthur sends newborn boys out to sea to die, and Mordred is hunted by his fate, with a fated killing of Arthur as the story's end.

  • Does I Am Mordred: A Tale from Camelot have scary content?

    Found (Brief): A review calls the opening scene of infants sent to die at sea grim and the book dark and sad.

  • Does I Am Mordred: A Tale from Camelot have religion?

    Not found in the sources we checked.

  • Does I Am Mordred: A Tale from Camelot have race & culture?

    Not found in the sources we checked.

  • Does I Am Mordred: A Tale from Camelot have profanity?

    Couldn't confirm: The sources do not say whether the book's text contains swear words.

  • Does I Am Mordred: A Tale from Camelot have climate?

    Not found in the sources we checked.

  • Does I Am Mordred: A Tale from Camelot have sexual content?

    Not found in the sources we checked.

  • Does I Am Mordred: A Tale from Camelot have gender roles?

    Found (Brief, Challenges traditional roles): Mordred is not keen on becoming a prince because it means having to be a brave, strong warrior, which he is not.

  • Does I Am Mordred: A Tale from Camelot have gender & orientation?

    Not found in the sources we checked.