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Nothing Left to Burn — Content Guide for Parents

By Heather EzellPenguinISBN 9780448494265322 pages
Nothing Left to Burn

Found in this book

  • ViolenceBrief
  • Scary contentSupporting
  • ProfanityBrief
  • Sexual contentSupporting
  • Gender & orientationSupporting

Not found

  • Religion
  • Race & culture
  • Climate
  • Gender roles

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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

The autumn morning after sixteen-year-old Audrey Harper loses her virginity, she wakes to a loud, persistent knocking at her front door. Waiting for her are two firemen, there to let her know that the moment she's been dreading has arrived: the enormous wildfire sweeping through Orange County, California, is now dangerously close to her idyllic gated community of Coto de Caza, and it's time to evacuate.

Over the course of the next twenty-four hours, as Audrey wrestles with the possibility of losing her family home, she also recalls her early, easy summer days with Brooks, the charming, passionate, but troubled volunteer firefighter who enchants Audrey--and who is just as enthralled by her. But as secrets from Brooks's dark past come to light, Audrey can't help but wonder if there's danger in the pull she feels--both toward this boy, and toward the fire burning in the distance.

Frequently asked questions

  • Is Nothing Left to Burn appropriate for a 7-year-old?

    A reviewer lists self-harm as a trigger warning, and the story involves an abusive, manipulative boyfriend and a fire that is eventually traced to him. A wildfire threatens Audrey's home with frightening descriptions, and her boyfriend's dark secrets add a tense, thriller-like mood.

  • Does Nothing Left to Burn have violence?

    Found (Brief): A reviewer lists self-harm as a trigger warning, and the story involves an abusive, manipulative boyfriend and a fire that is eventually traced to him.

  • Does Nothing Left to Burn have scary content?

    Found (Supporting): A wildfire threatens Audrey's home with frightening descriptions, and her boyfriend's dark secrets add a tense, thriller-like mood.

  • Does Nothing Left to Burn have religion?

    Not found in the sources we checked.

  • Does Nothing Left to Burn have race & culture?

    Not found in the sources we checked.

  • Does Nothing Left to Burn have profanity?

    Found (Brief): A reader's content warning notes some swearing in the book.

  • Does Nothing Left to Burn have climate?

    Not found in the sources we checked.

  • Does Nothing Left to Burn have sexual content?

    Found (Supporting): The story begins the morning after Audrey, 16, loses her virginity, and a sex scene is mentioned but mostly glossed over.

  • Does Nothing Left to Burn have gender roles?

    Not found in the sources we checked.

  • Does Nothing Left to Burn have gender & orientation?

    Found (Supporting): Audrey's best friend Grace is bisexual and has a girlfriend, Quinn, who appear as supportive friends in the story.