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The Eternal City — Content Guide for Parents

By Paula MorrisScholastic IncorporatedISBN 9780545919869291 pages
The Eternal City

Found in this book

  • ViolenceSupporting
  • Scary contentSupporting

Not found

  • Religion
  • Race & culture
  • Climate
  • Sexual content
  • Gender roles
  • Gender & orientation

Couldn't confirm

  • Profanity
  • Profanity: A librarian rates the language G, but no review lists the book's actual wording.

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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

Laura Martin is on a class trip to Rome when Mercury, a dark-eyed boy with wings on his heels, appears and gives her a message. Laura soon realizes that she is at the center of a brewing battle between the gods and goddesses--and only she and her friends can unravel the mystery behind what is happening.

Frequently asked questions

  • Is The Eternal City appropriate for a 7-year-old?

    Gods' creatures such as seagulls and stone statues attack the teens, and a librarian describes lots of fighting that is not graphic. Statues and paintings come to life, a volcano erupts, birds dive at the teens and the group faces a fight for their lives.

  • Does The Eternal City have violence?

    Found (Supporting): Gods' creatures such as seagulls and stone statues attack the teens, and a librarian describes lots of fighting that is not graphic.

  • Does The Eternal City have scary content?

    Found (Supporting): Statues and paintings come to life, a volcano erupts, birds dive at the teens and the group faces a fight for their lives.

  • Does The Eternal City have religion?

    Not found in the sources we checked.

  • Does The Eternal City have race & culture?

    Not found in the sources we checked.

  • Does The Eternal City have profanity?

    Couldn't confirm: A librarian rates the language G, but no review lists the book's actual wording.

  • Does The Eternal City have climate?

    Not found in the sources we checked.

  • Does The Eternal City have sexual content?

    Not found in the sources we checked.

  • Does The Eternal City have gender roles?

    Not found in the sources we checked.

  • Does The Eternal City have gender & orientation?

    Not found in the sources we checked.