The Remarkable Journey of Coyote Sunrise — Content Guide for Parents
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- ViolenceBrief
- Scary contentBrief
- Race & cultureBrief
- ProfanityBrief
- Gender rolesBriefChallenges traditional roles
- Gender & orientationSupporting
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- Religion
- Climate
- Sexual content
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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
"Your heart needs this joyful miracle of a book." —Katherine Applegate, acclaimed author of The One and Only Ivan
★ “Narrator Coyote is legendary: wise, thoughtful, and perceptive” —Booklist, starred review
A 2020 ILA Teachers’ Choice
A 2019 Parents' Choice Award Gold Medal Winner
An Amazon Top 20 Children's Book of 2019
#1 New York Times-bestselling author Dan Gemeinhart pens an unforgettable tale about family, friendship, and the meaning of home.
Five years. That's how long Coyote and her dad, Rodeo, have lived on the road in an old school bus, criss-crossing the nation. It's also how long ago Coyote lost her mom and two sisters in a car crash.
Coyote hasn’t been home in all that time, but when she learns that the park in her old neighborhood is being demolished—the very same park where she, her mom, and her sisters buried a treasured memory box—she devises an elaborate plan to get her dad to drive 3,600 miles back to Washington state in four days...without him realizing it.
Along the way, they'll pick up a strange crew of misfit travelers. Lester has a lady love to meet. Salvador and his mom are looking to start over. Val needs a safe place to be herself. And then there's Gladys...
Over the course of thousands of miles, Coyote will learn that going home can sometimes be the hardest journey of all...but that with friends by her side, she just might be able to turn her “once upon a time” into a “happily ever after.”
Don't miss the companion story, Coyote Lost and Found!
Frequently asked questions
Is The Remarkable Journey of Coyote Sunrise appropriate for a 7-year-old?
Salvador and his mom are fleeing his father, who beat them, and a police officer pulls a gun on some of the travelers. There is a frightening scene when the bus brakes fail, plus cop chases and a police officer drawing a gun.
Does The Remarkable Journey of Coyote Sunrise have violence?
Found (Brief): Salvador and his mom are fleeing his father, who beat them, and a police officer pulls a gun on some of the travelers.
Does The Remarkable Journey of Coyote Sunrise have scary content?
Found (Brief): There is a frightening scene when the bus brakes fail, plus cop chases and a police officer drawing a gun.
Does The Remarkable Journey of Coyote Sunrise have religion?
Not found in the sources we checked.
Does The Remarkable Journey of Coyote Sunrise have race & culture?
Found (Brief): Lester is a Black man and Salvador and his mom are Latino with some Spanish in the text, and one reader lists racial discrimination among the issues the story touches.
Does The Remarkable Journey of Coyote Sunrise have profanity?
Found (Brief): The parents' guide notes an occasional mild swear word and one use of "pissed off".
Does The Remarkable Journey of Coyote Sunrise have climate?
Not found in the sources we checked.
Does The Remarkable Journey of Coyote Sunrise have sexual content?
Not found in the sources we checked.
Does The Remarkable Journey of Coyote Sunrise have gender roles?
Found (Brief, Challenges traditional roles): In the opening scene a boy says boys and girls shouldn't dress alike, and Coyote refuses to change what she wears.
Does The Remarkable Journey of Coyote Sunrise have gender & orientation?
Found (Supporting): Val, a teen who joins the road trip, was thrown out by her parents for being gay, and Coyote's gay aunt and her wife are mentioned.
