One of Us Is Lying — Content Guide for Parents
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- ViolenceSupporting
- Scary contentSupporting
- ProfanityBrief
- Sexual contentBrief
- Gender & orientationSupporting
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- Race & culture
- Climate
- Gender roles
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PRESENTContains references to prayer and church attendance. A minister character plays a supporting role in two chapters.
About this book
“Pretty Little Liars meets The Breakfast Club” (Entertainment Weekly) in this addictive mystery about what happens when five strangers walk into detention and only four walk out alive.
Pay close attention and you might solve this.
On Monday afternoon, five students at Bayview High walk into detention.
Bronwyn, the brain, is Yale-bound and never breaks a rule.
Addy, the beauty, is the picture-perfect homecoming princess.
Nate, the criminal, is already on probation for dealing.
Cooper, the athlete, is the all-star baseball pitcher.
And Simon, the outcast, is the creator of Bayview High’s notorious gossip app.
Only, Simon never makes it out of that classroom. Before the end of detention Simon's dead. And according to investigators, his death wasn’t an accident. On Monday, he died. But on Tuesday, he’d planned to post juicy reveals about all four of his high-profile classmates, which makes all four of them suspects in his murder. Or are they the perfect patsies for a killer who’s still on the loose?
Everyone has secrets, right? What really matters is how far you would go to protect them.
All the secrets of the Bayview Four will be revealed in the TV series now streaming on NBC's Peacock!
And don’t miss the #1 New York Times bestselling sequel, One of Us is Next!
Frequently asked questions
Is One of Us Is Lying appropriate for a 7-year-old?
In the climax a character tries to strangle a girl and hit her with a rock, and there is also physical bullying, a girl who is tripped and hurt, and a boy who punches a wall. A classmate dies in front of the others in a graphic scene, and the story keeps up murder-mystery tension with a violent attack near the end.
Does One of Us Is Lying have violence?
Found (Supporting): In the climax a character tries to strangle a girl and hit her with a rock, and there is also physical bullying, a girl who is tripped and hurt, and a boy who punches a wall.
Does One of Us Is Lying have scary content?
Found (Supporting): A classmate dies in front of the others in a graphic scene, and the story keeps up murder-mystery tension with a violent attack near the end.
Does One of Us Is Lying have religion?
Not found in the sources we checked.
Does One of Us Is Lying have race & culture?
Not found in the sources we checked.
Does One of Us Is Lying have profanity?
Found (Brief): Most characters swear, though not often, using words such as "s--t", "a--hole" and "f--k".
Does One of Us Is Lying have climate?
Not found in the sources we checked.
Does One of Us Is Lying have sexual content?
Found (Brief): The parents' guide mentions detailed make-out scenes, groping and references to having sex among the teen characters.
Does One of Us Is Lying have gender roles?
Not found in the sources we checked.
Does One of Us Is Lying have gender & orientation?
Found (Supporting): Cooper, one of the four narrators, is gay and has a secret boyfriend; he is outed against his will and his father reacts badly.
