Shooting the Moon — Content Guide for Parents
Found in this book
- ViolenceSupporting
- Scary contentBrief
- Gender rolesBriefTraditional roles
Not found
- Religion
- Race & culture
- Climate
- Sexual content
- Gender & orientation
Couldn't confirm
- Profanity
- Profanity: The sources do not say whether the book's text has any swear words.
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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 Shooting the Moon appropriate for a 7-year-old?
The brother's photos from Vietnam show the horrors of war, including wounded soldiers, and the brother later disappears and is held in a prison camp, though the fighting is kept at a distance from Jamie. Jamie gets a frightening look at the reality of war through her brother's photos of wounded soldiers and her worry when he goes missing.
Does Shooting the Moon have violence?
Found (Supporting): The brother's photos from Vietnam show the horrors of war, including wounded soldiers, and the brother later disappears and is held in a prison camp, though the fighting is kept at a distance from Jamie.
Does Shooting the Moon have scary content?
Found (Brief): Jamie gets a frightening look at the reality of war through her brother's photos of wounded soldiers and her worry when he goes missing.
Does Shooting the Moon have religion?
Not found in the sources we checked.
Does Shooting the Moon have race & culture?
Not found in the sources we checked.
Does Shooting the Moon have profanity?
Couldn't confirm: The sources do not say whether the book's text has any swear words.
Does Shooting the Moon have climate?
Not found in the sources we checked.
Does Shooting the Moon have sexual content?
Not found in the sources we checked.
Does Shooting the Moon have gender roles?
Found (Brief, Traditional roles): One review notes Jamie would enlist if she were an 18-year-old boy, and her mother tells her she is just a little girl who knows nothing about war.
Does Shooting the Moon have gender & orientation?
Not found in the sources we checked.
