Stealing Little Moon — Content Guide for Parents

Frequently asked questions

• Is Stealing Little Moon appropriate for a 7-year-old?

  The book tells of children taken from their homes at gunpoint and of abuse and attacks on American Indian people during the boarding school era. A review calls the abuse details painful and disturbing though not overtly graphic, and the book describes a four-year-old taken from her family at gunpoint.

• Does Stealing Little Moon have violence?

  Found (Supporting): The book tells of children taken from their homes at gunpoint and of abuse and attacks on American Indian people during the boarding school era.

• Does Stealing Little Moon have scary content?

  Found (Brief): A review calls the abuse details painful and disturbing though not overtly graphic, and the book describes a four-year-old taken from her family at gunpoint.

• Does Stealing Little Moon have religion?

  Found (Brief, Other or made-up faith): One source says Little Moon was stripped of her religious beliefs at the boarding school; no scenes of worship are described.

• Does Stealing Little Moon have race & culture?

  Found (Central): The whole book is about the forced removal of Native children, the erasing of Native culture, and the lasting effects on one Ponca family and Native peoples.

• Does Stealing Little Moon have profanity?

  Couldn't confirm: The sources do not say anything about swear words in the book's text.

• Does Stealing Little Moon have climate?

  Not found in the sources we checked.

• Does Stealing Little Moon have sexual content?

  Found (Brief): A review says the book refers to sexual abuse among the mistreatment at boarding schools, without graphic detail.

• Does Stealing Little Moon have gender roles?

  Not found in the sources we checked.

• Does Stealing Little Moon have gender & orientation?

  Not found in the sources we checked.