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The Appeal — Content Guide for Parents

By John GrishamDoubledayISBN 9780440243816358 pages
The Appeal

Found in this book

  • Scary contentBrief
  • ReligionBriefChristian
  • ClimateSupporting
  • Gender & orientationBrief

Not found

  • Violence
  • Race & culture
  • Sexual content
  • Gender roles

Couldn't confirm

  • Profanity
  • Profanity: The sources don't mention the book's language, and no parents' guide or full-text word list was found.

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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

Politics has always been a dirty game. Now justice is, too.In a crowded courtroom in Mississippi, a jury returns a shocking verdict against a chemical company accused of dumping toxic waste into a small town’s water supply, causing the worst “cancer cluster” in history. The company appeals to the Mississippi Supreme Court, whose nine justices will one day either approve the verdict or reverse it. Who are the nine? How will they vote? Can one be replaced before the case is ultimately decided? The chemical company is owned by a Wall Street predator named Carl Trudeau, and Mr. Trudeau is convinced the Court is not friendly enough. With judicial elections looming, he decides to try to purchase himself a seat on the Court. The cost is a few million dollars, a drop in the bucket for a billionaire like Mr. Trudeau. Through an intricate web of conspiracy and deceit, his political operatives recruit a young, unsuspecting candidate. They finance him, manipulate him, market him, and mold him into a potential Supreme Court justice.TheirSupreme Court justice.

Frequently asked questions

  • Is The Appeal appropriate for a 7-year-old?

    A candidate's son is critically injured by a defective product and left permanently impaired by a medical error. The judicial candidate is described as a conservative Christian, and his backers pick him partly for that reason.

  • Does The Appeal have violence?

    Not found in the sources we checked.

  • Does The Appeal have scary content?

    Found (Brief): A candidate's son is critically injured by a defective product and left permanently impaired by a medical error.

  • Does The Appeal have religion?

    Found (Brief, Christian): The judicial candidate is described as a conservative Christian, and his backers pick him partly for that reason.

  • Does The Appeal have race & culture?

    Not found in the sources we checked.

  • Does The Appeal have profanity?

    Couldn't confirm: The sources don't mention the book's language, and no parents' guide or full-text word list was found.

  • Does The Appeal have climate?

    Found (Supporting): The lawsuit at the heart of the plot is about a chemical company dumping toxic waste into a town's water supply and causing a cancer cluster.

  • Does The Appeal have sexual content?

    Not found in the sources we checked.

  • Does The Appeal have gender roles?

    Not found in the sources we checked.

  • Does The Appeal have gender & orientation?

    Found (Brief): As part of the election campaign, political operatives hire a gay couple to move to Mississippi and apply for a marriage license so gay marriage becomes a campaign issue.

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