The Ghost and the Goth — Content Guide for Parents
Found in this book
- ViolenceSupporting
- Scary contentSupporting
- ProfanitySupporting
- Sexual contentBrief
Not found
- Religion
- Race & culture
- Climate
- 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
More than anything, Will wishes he didn’t have the rare ability to communicate with the dead, especially the former mean girl of Groundsboro High. He’s not filling out any volunteer forms to help her cross to the other side, though it would bring him some welcome peace and quiet./DIV DIVCan they get over their mutual distrust -- and quasi-attraction -- to work together? Readers of this spirited paranormal comedy won't want this odd couple to ever part.
Frequently asked questions
Is The Ghost and the Goth appropriate for a 7-year-old?
A hostile ghost throws Will around and hunts him through the story, and Will's father is said to have killed himself. A threatening ghost with unknown motives pursues Will, and he is surrounded by many ghosts, though the tone is mostly comic.
Does The Ghost and the Goth have violence?
Found (Supporting): A hostile ghost throws Will around and hunts him through the story, and Will's father is said to have killed himself.
Does The Ghost and the Goth have scary content?
Found (Supporting): A threatening ghost with unknown motives pursues Will, and he is surrounded by many ghosts, though the tone is mostly comic.
Does The Ghost and the Goth have religion?
Not found in the sources we checked.
Does The Ghost and the Goth have race & culture?
Not found in the sources we checked.
Does The Ghost and the Goth have profanity?
Found (Supporting): A reviewer counts about ten uses of the F-word plus other common swearing.
Does The Ghost and the Goth have climate?
Not found in the sources we checked.
Does The Ghost and the Goth have sexual content?
Found (Brief): Alona mentions a friend who persuades young girls to sleep with him, and a reviewer notes Will's suggestive thoughts about Alona; no sex scenes are described.
Does The Ghost and the Goth have gender roles?
Not found in the sources we checked.
Does The Ghost and the Goth have gender & orientation?
Not found in the sources we checked.
