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Red Kayak — Content Guide for Parents

By Priscilla CummingsScholastic, IncorporatedISBN 9780439027069209 pages
Red Kayak

Found in this book

  • ViolenceSupporting
  • Scary contentSupporting
  • ProfanityBrief

Not found

  • Religion
  • Race & culture
  • Climate
  • Sexual content
  • Gender roles
  • Gender & orientation

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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

"Living near the water on Maryland's Eastern Shore, thirteen-year-old Brady and his best friends J.T. and Digger become entangled in a tragedy which tests their friendship and their ideas about right and wrong."--Source inconnue.

Frequently asked questions

  • Is Red Kayak appropriate for a 7-year-old?

    Two friends drill holes in a family's kayak as a prank, the sinking kills a three-year-old, and the two boys are later convicted of second degree murder. A search party finds a small boy unconscious in the water, the main character tries to revive him, and the boy later dies.

  • Does Red Kayak have violence?

    Found (Supporting): Two friends drill holes in a family's kayak as a prank, the sinking kills a three-year-old, and the two boys are later convicted of second degree murder.

  • Does Red Kayak have scary content?

    Found (Supporting): A search party finds a small boy unconscious in the water, the main character tries to revive him, and the boy later dies.

  • Does Red Kayak have religion?

    Not found in the sources we checked.

  • Does Red Kayak have race & culture?

    Not found in the sources we checked.

  • Does Red Kayak have profanity?

    Found (Brief): A young reader says the book has some bad words in it; no other source says swearing is frequent.

  • Does Red Kayak have climate?

    Not found in the sources we checked.

  • Does Red Kayak have sexual content?

    Not found in the sources we checked.

  • Does Red Kayak have gender roles?

    Not found in the sources we checked.

  • Does Red Kayak have gender & orientation?

    Not found in the sources we checked.