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The midnight hour — Content Guide for Parents

By Read, Benjamin (Children's story writer), Trinder, LauraChicken House, Scholastic IncISBN 9781338569094275 pages
The midnight hour

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

PRESENT

Contains references to prayer and church attendance. A minister character plays a supporting role in two chapters.

About this book

"When strange late-night letters start arriving at home, Emily's parents set off to investigate. But when her parents disappear completely and Emily is left home alone to face the weird strangers that begin to appear at her door, she takes all of the clues at her disposal and makes for the place where the letters came from -- the mysterious Night Post. What she'll discover is the secret world of the Midnight Hour -- a Victorian London frozen in time, full of magic and monsters. Kept safe by an age-old agreement, the Night Folk have been exiled to a parallel world that can only be accessed by a selected few, including the mail carriers of the infamous Night Post that operate between the two worlds. Emily's parents are key players in keeping the Night Folk safe, but when the division of the two worlds is threatened, Emily must search for her parents while navigating this dark and unknown version of London. Armed only with a packed lunch, her very sleepy pocket hedgehog, and her infamously big argumentative mouth, she must escape bloodthirsty creatures of the night, figure out her own family secrets, and maybe just save the world. This is a frightening and enchanting story, a world built out of creatures from our worst fears who become relatable, fully formed characters unlike any we've seen as these strangers of parallel worlds band together to save the day" --

Frequently asked questions

  • Is The midnight hour appropriate for a 7-year-old?

    A magical enemy is waging war and holds Emily's parents captive, Emily is stalked by an angry creature and flees bloodthirsty monsters, and a reader flags violence. The publisher calls it a frightening story of monsters and bloodthirsty creatures, and a parent reviewer notes dark, eerie imagery including characters who are living dead.

  • Does The midnight hour have violence?

    Found (Supporting): A magical enemy is waging war and holds Emily's parents captive, Emily is stalked by an angry creature and flees bloodthirsty monsters, and a reader flags violence.

  • Does The midnight hour have scary content?

    Found (Central): The publisher calls it a frightening story of monsters and bloodthirsty creatures, and a parent reviewer notes dark, eerie imagery including characters who are living dead.

  • Does The midnight hour have religion?

    Not found in the sources we checked.

  • Does The midnight hour have race & culture?

    Not found in the sources we checked.

  • Does The midnight hour have profanity?

    Found (Brief): One reader's content warning lists swearing, with no detail on how much.

  • Does The midnight hour have climate?

    Not found in the sources we checked.

  • Does The midnight hour have sexual content?

    Not found in the sources we checked.

  • Does The midnight hour have gender roles?

    Not found in the sources we checked.

  • Does The midnight hour have gender & orientation?

    Not found in the sources we checked.

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