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The Secret Room — Content Guide for Parents

By Dori Hillestad ButlerScholastic IncorporatedISBN 9781338331738128 pages
The Secret Room

Found in this book

  • ViolenceBrief
  • Scary contentBrief

Not found

  • Religion
  • Race & culture
  • Profanity
  • 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

"Now that Kaz can finally pass through walls, he is excited to explore Beckett's secret room at the back of the library. In it he finds an envelope, some empty soda bottles, and a ghostly doll. Are any of these things connected? Kaz wants to return the doll to the ghost it belonged to, but that may be harder than he thinks." - back cover.

Frequently asked questions

  • Is The Secret Room appropriate for a 7-year-old?

    In a story Claire's mom tells about her childhood, an angry ghost pushes another ghost through a wall and the wind blows her away. This is a mild ghost story in which Claire's mom recalls a mean ghost from her childhood who scared people, and a reader calls that ghost scary.

  • Does The Secret Room have violence?

    Found (Brief): In a story Claire's mom tells about her childhood, an angry ghost pushes another ghost through a wall and the wind blows her away.

  • Does The Secret Room have scary content?

    Found (Brief): This is a mild ghost story in which Claire's mom recalls a mean ghost from her childhood who scared people, and a reader calls that ghost scary.

  • Does The Secret Room have religion?

    Not found in the sources we checked.

  • Does The Secret Room have race & culture?

    Not found in the sources we checked.

  • Does The Secret Room have profanity?

    Not found in the sources we checked.

  • Does The Secret Room have climate?

    Not found in the sources we checked.

  • Does The Secret Room have sexual content?

    Not found in the sources we checked.

  • Does The Secret Room have gender roles?

    Not found in the sources we checked.

  • Does The Secret Room have gender & orientation?

    Not found in the sources we checked.