Life as We Knew it — Content Guide for Parents
Found in this book
- ViolenceBrief
- Scary contentCentral
- ReligionBrief
- Sexual contentBrief
Not found
- Race & culture
- Profanity
- Climate
- 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.
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Frequently asked questions
Is Life as We Knew it appropriate for a 7-year-old?
A mother hangs herself after her daughter dies, and Miranda and her grandmother fight a man over a grocery cart. Reviewers describe a frightening, realistic disaster story with starvation, illness, deaths and constant danger running through the book.
Does Life as We Knew it have violence?
Found (Brief): A mother hangs herself after her daughter dies, and Miranda and her grandmother fight a man over a grocery cart.
Does Life as We Knew it have scary content?
Found (Central): Reviewers describe a frightening, realistic disaster story with starvation, illness, deaths and constant danger running through the book.
Does Life as We Knew it have religion?
Found (Brief): Reviewers describe Miranda's best friend Megan as religious, and Miranda has talks with her about what matters in life.
Does Life as We Knew it have race & culture?
Not found in the sources we checked.
Does Life as We Knew it have profanity?
Not found in the sources we checked.
Does Life as We Knew it have climate?
Not found in the sources we checked.
Does Life as We Knew it have sexual content?
Found (Brief): Common Sense Media notes talk about when to have sex and a teen girl getting involved with an older man, with no sex shown beyond kissing.
Does Life as We Knew it have gender roles?
Not found in the sources we checked.
Does Life as We Knew it have gender & orientation?
Not found in the sources we checked.
