Romiette and Julio — Content Guide for Parents
Found in this book
- ViolenceSupporting
- Scary contentSupporting
- Race & cultureCentral
- Gender rolesBriefTraditional roles
Not found
- Religion
- Climate
- Sexual content
- Gender & orientation
Couldn't confirm
- Profanity
- Profanity: The sources do not describe the book's language, so we could not check for swearing.
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PRESENTContains references to prayer and church attendance. A minister character plays a supporting role in two chapters.
About this book
you? Do you know in your heart that your
destiny and his wore meant to merge In
the cosmos? We can help you find him.
When Romiette Cappelle and her best friend, Destiny, decide to order The Scientific Soul Mate System from the back of Heavy Hunks magazine, they're not sure what they're getting into. But Destiny, a self-proclaimed psychic, assures Romi that for $44.99 plus shipping and handling, it's the only way they're ever going to find out who their soul mates really are. If nothing else, maybe Romi will get some insight into that recurring dream she's been having about fire and water.
But they never expect that the scented candle and tube of dream ointment will live up to their promises and merge Romiette's destiny with that of Julio Montague, a boy she's just met in the "cosmos" of an Internet chat room. It turns out they go to the same high school, not to mention having almost the same names as Shakespeare's famous lovers! Sweet-scented dreams of Julio have almost overtaken Romi's nightmares...
...when suddenly they return, but this time in real life. It seems the Devildogs, a local gang, violently oppose the relationship of Romiette and Julio. Soon they find themselves haunted by the purple-clad shadows of the gang, and the fire and water of Romiette's dream merge in ways more terrifying -- and ultimately more affirming -- than even Destiny could have foreseen.
Frequently asked questions
Is Romiette and Julio appropriate for a 7-year-old?
A gang threatens the couple, then kidnaps them at gunpoint, ties them up and leaves them adrift in a boat; a fight between Julio and another boy and a past gang killing are also described. Romiette has a recurring nightmare of drowning in fire and water, the couple are threatened by a gang, and they are kidnapped and nearly drown in a storm.
Does Romiette and Julio have violence?
Found (Supporting): A gang threatens the couple, then kidnaps them at gunpoint, ties them up and leaves them adrift in a boat; a fight between Julio and another boy and a past gang killing are also described.
Does Romiette and Julio have scary content?
Found (Supporting): Romiette has a recurring nightmare of drowning in fire and water, the couple are threatened by a gang, and they are kidnapped and nearly drown in a storm.
Does Romiette and Julio have religion?
Not found in the sources we checked.
Does Romiette and Julio have race & culture?
Found (Central): A gang targets an African American girl and a Hispanic boy because they date, and the boy's father dislikes the match because of a past gang killing.
Does Romiette and Julio have profanity?
Couldn't confirm: The sources do not describe the book's language, so we could not check for swearing.
Does Romiette and Julio have climate?
Not found in the sources we checked.
Does Romiette and Julio have sexual content?
Not found in the sources we checked.
Does Romiette and Julio have gender roles?
Found (Brief, Traditional roles): A New York Times review says the two main characters' gender roles are old-fashioned, though the sources describe no scene or storyline about what men or women should do.
Does Romiette and Julio have gender & orientation?
Not found in the sources we checked.
