Sarah Bishop — Content Guide for Parents
Found in this book
- ViolenceSupporting
- Scary contentSupporting
- ReligionSupportingChristian
- Race & cultureBrief
- ProfanityBrief
- Sexual contentBrief
- Gender rolesBriefChallenges traditional roles
Not found
- Climate
- Gender & orientation
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Religion
PRESENTContains references to prayer and church attendance. A minister character plays a supporting role in two chapters.
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Frequently asked questions
Is Sarah Bishop appropriate for a 7-year-old?
Sarah's father is tarred and feathered and dies, a barn is burned, a horse's throat is slit, accused witches are whipped, and Sarah is hunted by soldiers and faces an attempted assault. Sarah is bitten by a poisonous snake, hunted and captured, threatened by a man in her cave, and accused of witchcraft, and she dreams of a bear biting her head off.
Does Sarah Bishop have violence?
Found (Supporting): Sarah's father is tarred and feathered and dies, a barn is burned, a horse's throat is slit, accused witches are whipped, and Sarah is hunted by soldiers and faces an attempted assault.
Does Sarah Bishop have scary content?
Found (Supporting): Sarah is bitten by a poisonous snake, hunted and captured, threatened by a man in her cave, and accused of witchcraft, and she dreams of a bear biting her head off.
Does Sarah Bishop have religion?
Found (Supporting, Christian): Sarah reads from the Bible, struggles with her faith and burns a Bible page, and she befriends a Quaker storekeeper who invites her to a Quaker meeting.
Does Sarah Bishop have race & culture?
Found (Brief): Native American characters appear without a named tribe and speak in broken English, and one story tells of an Indian village burned with over 200 people killed.
Does Sarah Bishop have profanity?
Found (Brief): A content review lists the word "hell" in the book's language.
Does Sarah Bishop have climate?
Not found in the sources we checked.
Does Sarah Bishop have sexual content?
Found (Brief): A man pins Sarah against a wagon and tries to open her dress in an attempted rape that reviewers describe as mildly presented.
Does Sarah Bishop have gender roles?
Found (Brief, Challenges traditional roles): A girl on her own is treated with suspicion, and she is accused of witchcraft for her unconventional ways while she shows independence and survival skills.
Does Sarah Bishop have gender & orientation?
Not found in the sources we checked.
