Ms. Bixby's Last Day — Content Guide for Parents
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PRESENTContains references to prayer and church attendance. A minister character plays a supporting role in two chapters.
About this book
New York Times Book Review Editor's Choice
“Kids won’t just love this book. They need it.” —Soman Chainani, New York Times bestselling author of The School for Good and Evil
“Each page crackles as we embark on the greatest adventure of all.” —Gary D. Schmidt, Newbery Honor winner and author of Okay for Now
Everyone knows there are different kinds of teachers. The boring ones, the mean ones, the ones who try too hard, the ones who stopped trying long ago. The ones you'll never remember, and the ones you want to forget. Ms. Bixby is none of these. She's the sort of teacher who makes you feel like school is somehow worthwhile. Who recognizes something in you that sometimes you don't even see in yourself. Who you never want to disappoint. What Ms. Bixby is, is one-of-a-kind.
Topher, Brand, and Steve know this better than anyone. And so when Ms. Bixby unexpectedly announces that she won't be able to finish the school year, they come up with a risky plan, more of a quest, really, to give Ms. Bixby the last day she deserves. Through the three very different stories they tell, we begin to understand what Ms. Bixby means to each of them—and what the three of them mean to each other.
Frequently asked questions
Is Ms. Bixby's Last Day appropriate for a 7-year-old?
While chasing a thief the boys trade shoves and punches with a menacing adult, and the friends sometimes scrap with each other. The boys face threats from a menacing adult during their mission, which the parents' guide rates as very little scariness.
Does Ms. Bixby's Last Day have violence?
Found (Brief): While chasing a thief the boys trade shoves and punches with a menacing adult, and the friends sometimes scrap with each other.
Does Ms. Bixby's Last Day have scary content?
Found (Brief): The boys face threats from a menacing adult during their mission, which the parents' guide rates as very little scariness.
Does Ms. Bixby's Last Day have religion?
Not found in the sources we checked.
Does Ms. Bixby's Last Day have race & culture?
Not found in the sources we checked.
Does Ms. Bixby's Last Day have profanity?
Found (Brief): The parents' guide lists a few crude words and "Christ" used as a curse, and says the boys invent their own milder substitutes.
Does Ms. Bixby's Last Day have climate?
Not found in the sources we checked.
Does Ms. Bixby's Last Day have sexual content?
Not found in the sources we checked.
Does Ms. Bixby's Last Day have gender roles?
Not found in the sources we checked.
Does Ms. Bixby's Last Day have gender & orientation?
Not found in the sources we checked.
