Mosquitoland — Content Guide for Parents
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- ViolenceSupporting
- Scary contentSupporting
- Race & cultureBrief
- ProfanityBrief
- Sexual contentSupporting
- Gender & orientationSupporting
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- Religion
- Climate
- Gender roles
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Religion
PRESENTContains references to prayer and church attendance. A minister character plays a supporting role in two chapters.
About this book
“Illuminating” —Washington Post
“A breath of fresh air” —Entertainment Weekly
“Memorable” —People
After the sudden collapse of her family, Mim Malone is dragged from her home in northern Ohio to the “wastelands” of Mississippi, where she lives in a medicated milieu with her dad and new stepmom. Before the dust has a chance to settle, she learns her mother is sick back in Cleveland.
So she ditches her new life and hops aboard a northbound Greyhound bus to her real home and her real mother, meeting a quirky cast of fellow travelers along the way. But when her thousand-mile journey takes a few turns she could never see coming, Mim must confront her own demons, redefining her notions of love, loyalty, and what it means to be sane.
*Includes a discussion guide, exclusive author interview, and music lyrics written by David Arnold
Frequently asked questions
Is Mosquitoland appropriate for a 7-year-old?
A bus crash kills a passenger, a molester attacks two girls and is later beaten up, there are fistfights, and a young man threatens people with a knife. The story includes a deadly bus crash, a molester who attacks girls, a knife-wielding thief and a girl finding a body after a suicide.
Does Mosquitoland have violence?
Found (Supporting): A bus crash kills a passenger, a molester attacks two girls and is later beaten up, there are fistfights, and a young man threatens people with a knife.
Does Mosquitoland have scary content?
Found (Supporting): The story includes a deadly bus crash, a molester who attacks girls, a knife-wielding thief and a girl finding a body after a suicide.
Does Mosquitoland have religion?
Not found in the sources we checked.
Does Mosquitoland have race & culture?
Found (Brief): Mim, who is partly Cherokee through her grandmother, paints her face in a Native American tradition, and a reviewer says this sends mixed messages about cultural appropriation.
Does Mosquitoland have profanity?
Found (Brief): The guide lists occasional strong swear words, including the f-word.
Does Mosquitoland have climate?
Not found in the sources we checked.
Does Mosquitoland have sexual content?
Found (Supporting): A child molester attacks two teen girls, and a reader review describes Mim nearly being sexually assaulted; the romance goes no further than a kiss on the forehead.
Does Mosquitoland have gender roles?
Not found in the sources we checked.
Does Mosquitoland have gender & orientation?
Found (Supporting): Common Sense Media and a starred review say the book deals with sexual orientation and sexual identity, but the sources do not describe the scenes.
