Milkweed A Novel — Content Guide for Parents

Frequently asked questions

• Is Milkweed A Novel appropriate for a 7-year-old?

  Nazis beat, club, hang and kill Jewish people in the Warsaw ghetto, and the main character is shot in the ear and hit with a club. The story shows ghetto starvation, dead bodies piled in wagons, hangings, and families taken away on trains.

• Does Milkweed A Novel have violence?

  Found (Central): Nazis beat, club, hang and kill Jewish people in the Warsaw ghetto, and the main character is shot in the ear and hit with a club.

• Does Milkweed A Novel have scary content?

  Found (Central): The story shows ghetto starvation, dead bodies piled in wagons, hangings, and families taken away on trains.

• Does Milkweed A Novel have religion?

  Found (Supporting, Jewish, Christian): The Jewish family in the ghetto celebrates Hanukkah, and one uncle tries to give up his Jewish identity by converting to Lutheranism.

• Does Milkweed A Novel have race & culture?

  Found (Central): The story is about the persecution of Jews in Nazi-occupied Warsaw, including anti-Jewish talk, the ghetto and deportation to be killed.

• Does Milkweed A Novel have profanity?

  Not found in the sources we checked.

• Does Milkweed A Novel have climate?

  Not found in the sources we checked.

• Does Milkweed A Novel have sexual content?

  Not found in the sources we checked.

• Does Milkweed A Novel have gender roles?

  Not found in the sources we checked.

• Does Milkweed A Novel have gender & orientation?

  Not found in the sources we checked.