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Surviving the Applewhites — Content Guide for Parents

By Stephanie S. TolanScholasticISBN 9780439577632216 pages
Surviving the Applewhites

Found in this book

  • ReligionBriefHindu
  • Race & cultureBrief

Not found

  • Violence
  • Scary content
  • Profanity
  • Climate
  • Sexual content
  • Gender roles
  • Gender & orientation

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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

Jake, a budding juvenile delinquent, is sent for home schooling to the arty and eccentric Applewhite family's Creative Academy, where he discovers talents and interests he never knew he had.

Frequently asked questions

  • Is Surviving the Applewhites appropriate for a 7-year-old?

    At a family meal the grandfather thanks 'all the powers that be' instead of saying grace, and a spiritual swami is described as visiting the family. In the school's production of The Sound of Music, the director casts a Black actress as Maria and a Vietnamese actress as Liesl, and the narration explains 'colorblind casting' and defines the Holocaust.

  • Does Surviving the Applewhites have violence?

    Not found in the sources we checked.

  • Does Surviving the Applewhites have scary content?

    Not found in the sources we checked.

  • Does Surviving the Applewhites have religion?

    Found (Brief, Hindu): At a family meal the grandfather thanks 'all the powers that be' instead of saying grace, and a spiritual swami is described as visiting the family.

  • Does Surviving the Applewhites have race & culture?

    Found (Brief): In the school's production of The Sound of Music, the director casts a Black actress as Maria and a Vietnamese actress as Liesl, and the narration explains 'colorblind casting' and defines the Holocaust.

  • Does Surviving the Applewhites have profanity?

    Not found in the sources we checked.

  • Does Surviving the Applewhites have climate?

    Not found in the sources we checked.

  • Does Surviving the Applewhites have sexual content?

    Not found in the sources we checked.

  • Does Surviving the Applewhites have gender roles?

    Not found in the sources we checked.

  • Does Surviving the Applewhites have gender & orientation?

    Not found in the sources we checked.