Tangled Threads A Hmong Girl's Story — Content Guide for Parents
Found in this book
- ViolenceSupporting
- Scary contentBrief
- ReligionSupportingChristian, Other or made-up faith
- Race & cultureCentral
- Sexual contentSupporting
- Gender rolesBriefTraditional roles, Challenges traditional roles
Not found
- Climate
- Gender & orientation
Couldn't confirm
- Profanity
- Profanity: The sources say the cousin Heather calls people names but do not describe or list any swear words in the book.
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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 Tangled Threads A Hmong Girl's Story appropriate for a 7-year-old?
Readers describe references to rape and brutality, an attempted rape that is stopped, and a character in a gang, mostly tied to refugee camp life. A reader calls the book dark and sad, with refugee camp dangers and an attempted rape scene that is intense for some readers.
Does Tangled Threads A Hmong Girl's Story have violence?
Found (Supporting): Readers describe references to rape and brutality, an attempted rape that is stopped, and a character in a gang, mostly tied to refugee camp life.
Does Tangled Threads A Hmong Girl's Story have scary content?
Found (Brief): A reader calls the book dark and sad, with refugee camp dangers and an attempted rape scene that is intense for some readers.
Does Tangled Threads A Hmong Girl's Story have religion?
Found (Supporting, Christian, Other or made-up faith): Mai's family has taken up a new religion in America while Mai stays more connected to the beliefs she grew up with, and she learns about Christianity and Hmong beliefs side by side.
Does Tangled Threads A Hmong Girl's Story have race & culture?
Found (Central): The story follows a Hmong refugee girl adjusting to life in America while trying to keep her Hmong identity, and her cousin is shown being rude to other refugees.
Does Tangled Threads A Hmong Girl's Story have profanity?
Couldn't confirm: The sources say the cousin Heather calls people names but do not describe or list any swear words in the book.
Does Tangled Threads A Hmong Girl's Story have climate?
Not found in the sources we checked.
Does Tangled Threads A Hmong Girl's Story have sexual content?
Found (Supporting): The story includes rape in the refugee camps, an attempted rape that is stopped, and a teen pregnancy, as described by readers; one reader says it is not super-graphic.
Does Tangled Threads A Hmong Girl's Story have gender roles?
Found (Brief, Traditional roles, Challenges traditional roles): Mai wrestles with family expectations about the kind of woman she should be, and one reader describes talk of marrying off underage girls.
Does Tangled Threads A Hmong Girl's Story have gender & orientation?
Not found in the sources we checked.
