Sparrows in the Wind — Content Guide for Parents
Found in this book
- ViolenceSupporting
- Scary contentSupporting
- Sexual contentBrief
- Gender rolesSupportingTraditional roles, Challenges traditional roles
Not found
- Religion
- Race & culture
- Climate
- Gender & orientation
Couldn't confirm
- Profanity
- Profanity: None of the reviews say anything about swearing, and no parents' guide or text of the book was found.
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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
This novel from Newbery Honor author Gail Carson Levine about two princesses battling against their fates in the middle of the Trojan War is a must-read for anyone who loves Greek mythology or the Percy Jackson books!
Cassandra, a princess of Troy and follower of Apollo, is delighted when the god himself appears to her. Apollo asks to love her in exchange for giving her future sight, and she agrees--but recoils when he kisses her. Enraged, the god transforms his gift into a curse: Cassandra's visions will never be believed.
After horrifying images of coming war and death pour into her mind, and with no one to heed her warnings, Cassandra risks her safety again and again to avert the disaster awaiting Troy.
But it will take years--and the friendship of an Amazon warrior princess named Rin--for Cassandra to find hope of success in reversing the course of the war.
With heroines to cheer for and nail-biting adventures, Newbery Honor-winning author Gail Carson Levine once again transports her readers, this time to ancient Troy, where princesses (even cursed ones) will stop at nothing to shape their fate.
Frequently asked questions
Is Sparrows in the Wind appropriate for a 7-year-old?
The Trojan War is the backdrop, with Amazon warriors fighting in battle and a foretold future of Cassandra's family being enslaved and killed. Cassandra is haunted by visions of war and death, and the story deals with a grim future for Troy.
Does Sparrows in the Wind have violence?
Found (Supporting): The Trojan War is the backdrop, with Amazon warriors fighting in battle and a foretold future of Cassandra's family being enslaved and killed.
Does Sparrows in the Wind have scary content?
Found (Supporting): Cassandra is haunted by visions of war and death, and the story deals with a grim future for Troy.
Does Sparrows in the Wind have religion?
Not found in the sources we checked.
Does Sparrows in the Wind have race & culture?
Not found in the sources we checked.
Does Sparrows in the Wind have profanity?
Couldn't confirm: None of the reviews say anything about swearing, and no parents' guide or text of the book was found.
Does Sparrows in the Wind have climate?
Not found in the sources we checked.
Does Sparrows in the Wind have sexual content?
Found (Brief): Apollo offers Cassandra a gift in exchange for her love and kisses her, and she pulls away; reviewers also note that the book touches on bargains around the physical, and the plot omits most of the sordid details of the myth.
Does Sparrows in the Wind have gender roles?
Found (Supporting, Traditional roles, Challenges traditional roles): The story contrasts the limits placed on Cassandra and other Trojan women with the freedom of the Amazons, who hunt, fight and govern themselves.
Does Sparrows in the Wind have gender & orientation?
Not found in the sources we checked.
