Refugee Boy — Content Guide for Parents
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- ViolenceSupporting
- Scary contentSupporting
- Race & cultureCentral
Not found
- Religion
- Climate
- Sexual content
- Gender roles
- Gender & orientation
Couldn't confirm
- Profanity
- Profanity: The sources cover the plot but say nothing about the book's language, so swearing can't be ruled in or out.
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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
Walk in the shoes of Alem and you will learn what it's like to be a boy without a country. Alem's father is Ethiopian and his mother Eritrean, and as long as these two countries are at war, Alem's family is not welcome in either place. So Alem's father does what at first seems unthinkable - he leaves Alem in England, alone, in the hope that he will find safety as a refugee. Though the Refugee Council in London takes Alem's case, through the legal processing, finding a foster family, and entering school, it is Alem's courageous and caring character that wins him the friends, the respect, and ultimately, the legal permission to stay in England and start his own, new life.
Frequently asked questions
Is Refugee Boy appropriate for a 7-year-old?
Alem is beaten at school and by a bully at the children's home, his mother is held at gunpoint and later killed, and his father is shot dead. Alem's family is forced from their home by police, he is left alone in a foreign country, and the story includes beatings and the deaths of his parents.
Does Refugee Boy have violence?
Found (Supporting): Alem is beaten at school and by a bully at the children's home, his mother is held at gunpoint and later killed, and his father is shot dead.
Does Refugee Boy have scary content?
Found (Supporting): Alem's family is forced from their home by police, he is left alone in a foreign country, and the story includes beatings and the deaths of his parents.
Does Refugee Boy have religion?
Not found in the sources we checked.
Does Refugee Boy have race & culture?
Found (Central): Alem's family is mistreated and driven out because his mother is Eritrean and his father Ethiopian, and the story follows his search for asylum as a refugee.
Does Refugee Boy have profanity?
Couldn't confirm: The sources cover the plot but say nothing about the book's language, so swearing can't be ruled in or out.
Does Refugee Boy have climate?
Not found in the sources we checked.
Does Refugee Boy have sexual content?
Not found in the sources we checked.
Does Refugee Boy have gender roles?
Not found in the sources we checked.
Does Refugee Boy have gender & orientation?
Not found in the sources we checked.
