Night of the Twisters — Content Guide for Parents
Found in this book
- Scary contentCentral
- ReligionBriefChristian
- ProfanityBrief
- Gender rolesBriefTraditional roles, Challenges traditional roles
Not found
- Violence
- Race & culture
- Climate
- Sexual content
- Gender & orientation
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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
When a tornado watch is issued one Tuesday evening in June, twelve-year-old Dan Hatch and his best friend, Arthur, don't think much of it. After all, tornado warnings are a way of life during the summer in Grand Island, Nebraska. But soon enough, the wind begins to howl, and the lights and telephone stop working. Then the emergency siren starts to wail. Dan, his baby brother, and Arthur have only seconds to get to the basement before the monstrous twister is on top of them. Little do they know that even if they do survive the storm, their ordeal will have only just begun. . . .
Frequently asked questions
Is Night of the Twisters appropriate for a 7-year-old?
The story is built around tornadoes destroying a town, with kids sheltering in a basement, a car narrowly missed by a twister, missing family members and some deaths mentioned. In a night at a jail shelter, a teenage girl quotes scripture to calm the narrator, and a church bazaar and a church shelter appear in passing.
Does Night of the Twisters have violence?
Not found in the sources we checked.
Does Night of the Twisters have scary content?
Found (Central): The story is built around tornadoes destroying a town, with kids sheltering in a basement, a car narrowly missed by a twister, missing family members and some deaths mentioned.
Does Night of the Twisters have religion?
Found (Brief, Christian): In a night at a jail shelter, a teenage girl quotes scripture to calm the narrator, and a church bazaar and a church shelter appear in passing.
Does Night of the Twisters have race & culture?
Not found in the sources we checked.
Does Night of the Twisters have profanity?
Found (Brief): One reader recalls the book having a few curse words.
Does Night of the Twisters have climate?
Not found in the sources we checked.
Does Night of the Twisters have sexual content?
Not found in the sources we checked.
Does Night of the Twisters have gender roles?
Found (Brief, Traditional roles, Challenges traditional roles): A reader notes that the mother gave up her job to stay home with the baby and struggles with that, and that a teenage girl is expected to look after others' babies.
Does Night of the Twisters have gender & orientation?
Not found in the sources we checked.
