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The Selection #1 — Content Guide for Parents

By Kiera CassScholastic PressISBN 9780545614948327 pages
The Selection #1

Found in this book

  • ViolenceSupporting
  • Sexual contentBrief
  • Gender rolesSupportingTraditional roles

Not found

  • Scary content
  • Religion
  • Race & culture
  • Climate
  • Gender & orientation

Couldn't confirm

  • Profanity
  • Profanity: No source quotes the book's own wording or describes its language, so swearing cannot be ruled in or out.

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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

The opportunity to be swept up in a world of glittering gowns and priceless jewels. To live in a palace and compete for the heart of gorgeous Prince Maxon. But for American Singer, being Selected is a nightmare. It means turning her back on her secret love with Aspen, who is a caste below her, and leaving home to enter a fierce competition for a crown she doesn't want. Then America meets Prince Maxon. Gradually, she begins to realize that the life she's always dreamed of may not compare to a future she never imagined.

Frequently asked questions

  • Is The Selection #1 appropriate for a 7-year-old?

    The palace is described as constantly threatened by violent rebel attacks, though reviewers say the story is mostly about the competition and romance. One reviewer describes passages of America making out with her former boyfriend as graphic and erotic, and says the characters stay clothed.

  • Does The Selection #1 have violence?

    Found (Supporting): The palace is described as constantly threatened by violent rebel attacks, though reviewers say the story is mostly about the competition and romance.

  • Does The Selection #1 have scary content?

    Not found in the sources we checked.

  • Does The Selection #1 have religion?

    Not found in the sources we checked.

  • Does The Selection #1 have race & culture?

    Not found in the sources we checked.

  • Does The Selection #1 have profanity?

    Couldn't confirm: No source quotes the book's own wording or describes its language, so swearing cannot be ruled in or out.

  • Does The Selection #1 have climate?

    Not found in the sources we checked.

  • Does The Selection #1 have sexual content?

    Found (Brief): One reviewer describes passages of America making out with her former boyfriend as graphic and erotic, and says the characters stay clothed.

  • Does The Selection #1 have gender roles?

    Found (Supporting, Traditional roles): A reviewer says the story's society expects women to be subordinate to men and to meet beauty standards, and that chastity is highly valued.

  • Does The Selection #1 have gender & orientation?

    Not found in the sources we checked.