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Suicide Course — Content Guide for Parents

By Roy BrownHoughton Mifflin/Clarion Books1980ISBN 9780395294369118 pages
Suicide Course

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Religious themes

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Contains references to prayer and church attendance. A minister character plays a supporting role in two chapters.

About this book

A teenage boy and his perplexed father come to terms with the boy's disturbed personality which is responsible for one death and a series of suicide attempts.

Frequently asked questions

  • Is Suicide Course appropriate for a 7-year-old?

    Book title mentions suicide/self-harm themes. No explicit violence is described in the book. The search results contain references to violence in unrelated films and articles, but do not indicate any physical violence occurring within the narrative of the book. No genuinely frightening content is found in the book. The search results discuss horror themes in games and films but do not indicate any scary elements within the book's narrative.

  • Does Suicide Course have violence?

    Book title mentions suicide/self-harm themes. No explicit violence is described in the book. The search results contain references to violence in unrelated films and articles, but do not indicate any physical violence occurring within the narrative of the book.

  • Does Suicide Course have scary content?

    No genuinely frightening content is found in the book. The search results discuss horror themes in games and films but do not indicate any scary elements within the book's narrative.

  • Does Suicide Course have religious themes?

    No religious content in the book itself. The search results discuss general views on suicide within various religious contexts but do not reference specific religious practices or beliefs present in the book.

  • Does Suicide Course have racial/cultural content?

    No explicit racial themes are present in the book. The search results focus on broader discussions of race and police violence, but do not reference any race-related content in the book itself.

  • Does Suicide Course have profanity?

    No profanity is noted in the book. The search results mention profanity in the context of films and comedian Roy Chubby Brown, but do not provide any evidence of profanity in the book's text.

  • Does Suicide Course have climate change?

    No climate themes are present in the book. The search results discuss climate change and its effects on suicide rates in various contexts but do not indicate any climate-related content in the book itself.

  • Does Suicide Course have sexual identity?

    No sexual content is present in the book. The search results reference sexual content in various films and articles, but there is no indication of sexual themes or scenes in the book itself.

  • Does Suicide Course have gender roles?

    No gender roles are actively discussed or critiqued in the book. The search results reference gender issues in academic contexts but do not provide specific content from the book regarding gender roles.

  • Does Suicide Course have lgbtq+ themes?

    No LGBTQ+ themes or characters are explicitly mentioned in the book's narrative. The search results focus on broader discussions of LGBTQ+ issues and mental health, but do not provide specific content from the book itself.