The Canyon's Edge — Content Guide for Parents
Found in this book
- ViolenceSupporting
- Scary contentCentral
- ProfanityBrief
Not found
- Religion
- Race & culture
- Climate
- Sexual content
- Gender roles
- Gender & orientation
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Religion
PRESENTContains references to prayer and church attendance. A minister character plays a supporting role in two chapters.
About this book
One year after a random shooting changed their family forever, Nora and her father are exploring a slot canyon deep in the Arizona desert, hoping it will help them find peace. Nora longs for things to go back to normal, like they were when her mother was still alive, while her father keeps them isolated in fear of other people. But when they reach the bottom of the canyon, the unthinkable happens: A flash flood rips across their path, sweeping away Nora's father and all of their supplies.
Suddenly, Nora finds herself lost and alone in the desert, facing dehydration, deadly snakes, venomous scorpions, and, worst of all, the Beast who has terrorized her dreams for the past year. If Nora is going to save herself and her father, she must conquer her fears, defeat the Beast, and find the courage to live her new life.
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Frequently asked questions
Is The Canyon's Edge appropriate for a 7-year-old?
A restaurant shooting a year earlier killed Nora's mother and wounded her father, and it returns through flashbacks and nightmares, while Nora also suffers graphic injuries in the canyon. Nora is alone in a canyon facing a flash flood, thirst, snakes and scorpions, graphic injuries, and nightmares of a stalking "Beast" tied to her trauma.
Does The Canyon's Edge have violence?
Found (Supporting): A restaurant shooting a year earlier killed Nora's mother and wounded her father, and it returns through flashbacks and nightmares, while Nora also suffers graphic injuries in the canyon.
Does The Canyon's Edge have scary content?
Found (Central): Nora is alone in a canyon facing a flash flood, thirst, snakes and scorpions, graphic injuries, and nightmares of a stalking "Beast" tied to her trauma.
Does The Canyon's Edge have religion?
Not found in the sources we checked.
Does The Canyon's Edge have race & culture?
Not found in the sources we checked.
Does The Canyon's Edge have profanity?
Found (Brief): The parents' guide says the strongest language in the book is the word "damn."
Does The Canyon's Edge have climate?
Not found in the sources we checked.
Does The Canyon's Edge have sexual content?
Not found in the sources we checked.
Does The Canyon's Edge have gender roles?
Not found in the sources we checked.
Does The Canyon's Edge have gender & orientation?
Not found in the sources we checked.
