Messenger — Content Guide for Parents

By Lois LowryHoughton Mifflin2004ISBN 9780547995670187 pages

Messenger

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ViolenceSupporting
Scary contentSupporting

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Religion
Race & culture
Profanity
Climate
Sexual content
Gender roles
Gender & orientation

Content themes

Factual summary of themes present in this book. No opinion — just the facts.

Violence

Supporting

The living Forest attacks and can kill people who pass through it, and Matty and Kira are assaulted by it and nearly die on their journey.

“He retrieves Kira but they are assaulted by Forest and end up on the brink of death.” en.wikipedia.org
“Forest is literally attacking people with vines and sharp sticks when they try to pass through.” goodreads.com
“If these “warned” people try and travel through Forest again, Forest will kill them.” intothehallofbooks.com

Scary content

Supporting

In the second half, the Forest turns hostile and frightening, with dense tangles, rotting carcasses and a dangerous journey that ends in Matty's death.

“scary noises, rotting carcasses and trees, and foul, rancid smells” intothehallofbooks.com
“This journey through Forest dominates the second half of the book.” intothehallofbooks.com

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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

Trouble is brewing in Village. Once a utopian community that welcomed strangers, Village will soon be cut off to all outsiders. As one of the few able to traverse the forbidding Forest, Matty must deliver the message of Village's closing and try to convince Seer's daughter Kira to return with him before it's too late. But Forest is now hostile to Matty, too, and he must risk everything to fight his way through it. Messenger is the masterful third novel in Lois Lowry's Giver Quartet, which includes The Giver, Gathering Blue, and Son--all newly designed!

Frequently asked questions

Is Messenger appropriate for a 7-year-old?
The living Forest attacks and can kill people who pass through it, and Matty and Kira are assaulted by it and nearly die on their journey. In the second half, the Forest turns hostile and frightening, with dense tangles, rotting carcasses and a dangerous journey that ends in Matty's death.
Does Messenger have violence?
Found (Supporting): The living Forest attacks and can kill people who pass through it, and Matty and Kira are assaulted by it and nearly die on their journey.
Does Messenger have scary content?
Found (Supporting): In the second half, the Forest turns hostile and frightening, with dense tangles, rotting carcasses and a dangerous journey that ends in Matty's death.
Does Messenger have religion?
Not found in the sources we checked.
Does Messenger have race & culture?
Not found in the sources we checked.
Does Messenger have profanity?
Not found in the sources we checked.
Does Messenger have climate?
Not found in the sources we checked.
Does Messenger have sexual content?
Not found in the sources we checked.
Does Messenger have gender roles?
Not found in the sources we checked.
Does Messenger have gender & orientation?
Not found in the sources we checked.

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