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School of Fear — Content Guide for Parents

By Gitty DaneshvariScholastic IncorporatedISBN 9780545284400339 pages
School of Fear

Found in this book

  • Scary contentBrief

Not found

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

Couldn't confirm

  • Profanity
  • Profanity: No source lists the book's language or includes its text, so swearing can't be ruled in or out.

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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

Twelve-year-olds Madeleine, Theo, and Lulu, and thirteen-year-old Garrison, are sent to a remote Massachusetts school to overcome their phobias, but tragedy strikes and the quartet must work together--with no adult assistance--to face their fears.

Frequently asked questions

  • Is School of Fear appropriate for a 7-year-old?

    The kids face their phobias and a frightening emergency, and the teacher's methods are described as more frightening than the fears, though reviewers say the tone is funny and quirky more than scary.

  • Does School of Fear have violence?

    Not found in the sources we checked.

  • Does School of Fear have scary content?

    Found (Brief): The kids face their phobias and a frightening emergency, and the teacher's methods are described as more frightening than the fears, though reviewers say the tone is funny and quirky more than scary.

  • Does School of Fear have religion?

    Not found in the sources we checked.

  • Does School of Fear have race & culture?

    Not found in the sources we checked.

  • Does School of Fear have profanity?

    Couldn't confirm: No source lists the book's language or includes its text, so swearing can't be ruled in or out.

  • Does School of Fear have climate?

    Not found in the sources we checked.

  • Does School of Fear have sexual content?

    Not found in the sources we checked.

  • Does School of Fear have gender roles?

    Not found in the sources we checked.

  • Does School of Fear have gender & orientation?

    Not found in the sources we checked.