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Island Boyz Short Stories — Content Guide for Parents

By Graham SalisburyWendy Lamb BooksISBN 9780385729703260 pages
Island Boyz Short Stories

Found in this book

  • ViolenceBrief
  • Scary contentBrief

Not found

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

Couldn't confirm

  • Profanity
  • Gender & orientation
  • Profanity: No review or full-text source describes the language used in the stories.
  • Gender & orientation: The sources only give a general blurb and brief story hints, which do not show whether any LGBTQ+ content appears.

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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

In this rich collection, Salisbury's love for Hawaii and its encircling sea shines through every story. Readers will share the rush a boy feels when he leaps off a cliff into a ravine or feasts his eyes on a beautiful woman. They'll find stories that show what it takes to survive prep school, or a hurricane, or the night shift at Taco Bell, or first love. Graham Salisbury knows better than anyone what makes an island boy take chances. Or how it feels to test the waters, to test the limits, and what it's like when a beloved older brother comes home from war, never to be the same.

Frequently asked questions

  • Is Island Boyz Short Stories appropriate for a 7-year-old?

    One story has a group of sixth graders trying to fight off a bully, and another has a brother coming home changed by war. The stories include moments of danger such as men facing sharks in the water and surviving a hurricane, though the sources give few details.

  • Does Island Boyz Short Stories have violence?

    Found (Brief): One story has a group of sixth graders trying to fight off a bully, and another has a brother coming home changed by war.

  • Does Island Boyz Short Stories have scary content?

    Found (Brief): The stories include moments of danger such as men facing sharks in the water and surviving a hurricane, though the sources give few details.

  • Does Island Boyz Short Stories have religion?

    Not found in the sources we checked.

  • Does Island Boyz Short Stories have race & culture?

    Not found in the sources we checked.

  • Does Island Boyz Short Stories have profanity?

    Couldn't confirm: No review or full-text source describes the language used in the stories.

  • Does Island Boyz Short Stories have climate?

    Not found in the sources we checked.

  • Does Island Boyz Short Stories have sexual content?

    Not found in the sources we checked.

  • Does Island Boyz Short Stories have gender roles?

    Not found in the sources we checked.

  • Does Island Boyz Short Stories have gender & orientation?

    Couldn't confirm: The sources only give a general blurb and brief story hints, which do not show whether any LGBTQ+ content appears.

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