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Tennyson — Content Guide for Parents

By Lesley M. M. BlumeAlfred A. KnopfISBN 9780375847035228 pages
Tennyson

Found in this book

  • Scary contentBrief
  • Race & cultureSupporting
  • Gender rolesSupportingTraditional roles

Not found

  • Violence
  • Religion
  • Climate
  • Sexual content
  • Gender & orientation

Couldn't confirm

  • Profanity
  • Profanity: No source says anything about the language used in the book.

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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

It’s 1932, the Depression. Things are evening out among people everywhere. Tennyson Fontaine and her sister Hattie live in a rickety shack of a house with their mother and father and their wild dog, Jos. There is no school, only a rope swing in the living room and endless games of hide-and-seek in the woods on the banks of the Mississippi. But when their mother disappears and their father sets off to find her, the girls find themselves whisked away to Aigredoux, once one of the grandest houses in Louisiana, and now a vine-covered ruin. Under the care of their austere Aunt Henrietta, who is convinced the girls will save the family’s failing fortunes, Tennyson discovers the truth about Aigredoux, the secrets that have remained locked deep within its decaying walls. Caught in a strange web of time and history, Tennyson comes up with a plan to bring Aigreoux’s past to light. But will it bring her mother home?

Frequently asked questions

  • Is Tennyson appropriate for a 7-year-old?

    The old house and some characters are described as creepy and gothic, with strange dreams and a peacock whose cries sound like human screams, though one reviewer says it will not frighten young readers. Tennyson's dreams show her family's fortune was built on slavery, and a Black servant whose ancestors were enslaved gives her own view of that history.

  • Does Tennyson have violence?

    Not found in the sources we checked.

  • Does Tennyson have scary content?

    Found (Brief): The old house and some characters are described as creepy and gothic, with strange dreams and a peacock whose cries sound like human screams, though one reviewer says it will not frighten young readers.

  • Does Tennyson have religion?

    Not found in the sources we checked.

  • Does Tennyson have race & culture?

    Found (Supporting): Tennyson's dreams show her family's fortune was built on slavery, and a Black servant whose ancestors were enslaved gives her own view of that history.

  • Does Tennyson have profanity?

    Couldn't confirm: No source says anything about the language used in the book.

  • Does Tennyson have climate?

    Not found in the sources we checked.

  • Does Tennyson have sexual content?

    Not found in the sources we checked.

  • Does Tennyson have gender roles?

    Found (Supporting, Traditional roles): Aunt Henrietta insists the girls be trained as proper Southern ladies and marry well to save the family's fortunes.

  • Does Tennyson have gender & orientation?

    Not found in the sources we checked.

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