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Red Queen — Content Guide for Parents

By Victoria AveyardScholastic IncorporatedISBN 9780545908597388 pages
Red Queen

Found in this book

  • ViolenceCentral
  • 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

Mare Barrow's world is divided by blood -- those with common, Red blood serve the Silver-blooded elite, who are gifted with superhuman abilities. Mare is a Red, scraping by as a thief in a poor, rural village, until a twist of fate throws her in front of the Silver court. Before the king, princes, and all the nobles, she discovers she has an ability of her own. To cover up this impossibility, the king forces her to play the role of a lost Silver princess and betroths her to one of his own sons. As Mare is drawn further into the Silver world, she risks everything and uses her new position to help the Scarlet Guard -- a growing Red rebellion -- even as her heart tugs her in an impossible direction. One wrong move can lead to her death, but in the dangerous game she plays, the only certainty is betrayal.

Frequently asked questions

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

    Gladiator-style fights, torture, bombings, beheadings and a fight-to-the-death arena run through the rebellion plot. Characters are tortured, a bomb kills civilians, and some Silvers can drive people insane through mind control.

  • Does Red Queen have violence?

    Found (Central): Gladiator-style fights, torture, bombings, beheadings and a fight-to-the-death arena run through the rebellion plot.

  • Does Red Queen have scary content?

    Found (Supporting): Characters are tortured, a bomb kills civilians, and some Silvers can drive people insane through mind control.

  • Does Red Queen have religion?

    Not found in the sources we checked.

  • Does Red Queen have race & culture?

    Not found in the sources we checked.

  • Does Red Queen have profanity?

    Found (Brief): The parents' guide lists only insults like "weak" and "coward", but a summary of kid reviews mentions a few instances of swearing.

  • Does Red Queen have climate?

    Not found in the sources we checked.

  • Does Red Queen have sexual content?

    Not found in the sources we checked.

  • Does Red Queen have gender roles?

    Not found in the sources we checked.

  • Does Red Queen have gender & orientation?

    Not found in the sources we checked.

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