Take the Mic: Fictional Stories of Everyday Resistance — Content Guide for Parents
Found in this book
- ReligionSupportingIslamic
- Race & cultureCentral
- Gender & orientationSupporting
Not found
- Violence
- Scary content
- Climate
- Sexual content
- Gender roles
Couldn't confirm
- Profanity
- Profanity: The publisher notes some language that may not suit younger readers, but no source lists the swear words used.
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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 Take the Mic: Fictional Stories of Everyday Resistance appropriate for a 7-year-old?
Some stories involve teens of different faiths, including a Muslim character and Jewish characters, and the experience of worshipping differently. Many of the stories are about racism, microaggressions, hate speech and being a teen of color, and the book is catalogued under prejudice and racism.
Does Take the Mic: Fictional Stories of Everyday Resistance have violence?
Not found in the sources we checked.
Does Take the Mic: Fictional Stories of Everyday Resistance have scary content?
Not found in the sources we checked.
Does Take the Mic: Fictional Stories of Everyday Resistance have religion?
Found (Supporting, Islamic): Some stories involve teens of different faiths, including a Muslim character and Jewish characters, and the experience of worshipping differently.
Does Take the Mic: Fictional Stories of Everyday Resistance have race & culture?
Found (Central): Many of the stories are about racism, microaggressions, hate speech and being a teen of color, and the book is catalogued under prejudice and racism.
Does Take the Mic: Fictional Stories of Everyday Resistance have profanity?
Couldn't confirm: The publisher notes some language that may not suit younger readers, but no source lists the swear words used.
Does Take the Mic: Fictional Stories of Everyday Resistance have climate?
Not found in the sources we checked.
Does Take the Mic: Fictional Stories of Everyday Resistance have sexual content?
Not found in the sources we checked.
Does Take the Mic: Fictional Stories of Everyday Resistance have gender roles?
Not found in the sources we checked.
Does Take the Mic: Fictional Stories of Everyday Resistance have gender & orientation?
Found (Supporting): The collection includes a story about a trans mentor and nonbinary characters, among stories about many other kinds of teens.
