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Magnitude — Content Guide for Parents

By Jennifer A. NielsenScholastic PressISBN 9798225049485293 pages
Magnitude

Found in this book

  • ViolenceSupporting
  • Scary contentCentral
  • Race & cultureSupporting

Not found

  • Religion
  • Profanity
  • Climate
  • Sexual content
  • Gender roles
  • Gender & orientation

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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

"San Francisco, 1906. When Cora leaves her house in the early morning hours of April 18th, she expects trouble to find her, like it somehow always does. But as she makes her way to the San Francisco docks to look for her father, the earth begins to shake and suddenly, Cora realizes that she's not just in trouble -- she's in danger. Soon after, the last thing Cora remembers seeing is a tall building swaying overhead, before everything goes dark. When Cora wakes up, she's trapped underground with Chi, whom she met by accident on the way to the docks. They're running short on air and time, when miraculously, Cora's friend Oliver pulls them from the rubble. Once she's above ground again, Cora is shocked to find herself in a city that has been decimated by a massive earthquake. Together, Cora, Chi, and Oliver begin a desperate search for their families, all the while trying to evade terrifying fires that are tearing through the wreckage and a gang of thieves who are pursuing Cora and a valuable secret she holds." --

Frequently asked questions

  • Is Magnitude appropriate for a 7-year-old?

    Two teenage gang members threaten Cora and tie her to a chair, there are fist fights, and an order is given to shoot looters. Cora is trapped underground, then moves through a burning, collapsed city while a gang hunts her, with deaths and dead bodies mentioned.

  • Does Magnitude have violence?

    Found (Supporting): Two teenage gang members threaten Cora and tie her to a chair, there are fist fights, and an order is given to shoot looters.

  • Does Magnitude have scary content?

    Found (Central): Cora is trapped underground, then moves through a burning, collapsed city while a gang hunts her, with deaths and dead bodies mentioned.

  • Does Magnitude have religion?

    Not found in the sources we checked.

  • Does Magnitude have race & culture?

    Found (Supporting): Chi, a Chinese American girl, and the children face widespread anti-Chinese prejudice in 1906 San Francisco.

  • Does Magnitude have profanity?

    Not found in the sources we checked.

  • Does Magnitude have climate?

    Not found in the sources we checked.

  • Does Magnitude have sexual content?

    Not found in the sources we checked.

  • Does Magnitude have gender roles?

    Not found in the sources we checked.

  • Does Magnitude have gender & orientation?

    Not found in the sources we checked.