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The Spirit Line — Content Guide for Parents

By Aimée Thurlo, David ThurloVikingISBN 9780670036455216 pages
The Spirit Line

Found in this book

  • Scary contentBrief
  • ReligionCentralOther or made-up faith
  • Race & cultureCentral

Not found

  • Violence
  • Climate
  • Sexual content
  • Gender roles

Couldn't confirm

  • Profanity
  • Gender & orientation
  • Profanity: No source describes the book's language.
  • Gender & orientation: The sources describe the main plot but do not say enough to rule this 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

Crystal Manyfeathers is caught between two worlds: her life at a modern American high school, and her life with the Dineh, her Navajo people, where spiritual ceremonies and traditions prevail. In deference to her father, Crystal prepares for her upcoming womanhood ceremony. But days before it starts, a valuable rug Crystal has been weaving for the event is mysteriously stolen. Her best friend Henry believes the theft is punishment for Crystal’s stubborn refusal to weave in the spirit line, a required tribute to the Navajo goddess Spider Woman. Despite their spiritual differences, Crystal and Henry launch a bold and dangerous search for the rug. Will they find it in time? And will Crystal at last learn to be at peace with her Navajo identity?

Frequently asked questions

  • Is The Spirit Line appropriate for a 7-year-old?

    A reader recalls a scene where Crystal and her friend are trapped in a room at a warehouse during the search for the rug. Crystal's Navajo spiritual traditions, including a ceremony, a tribute to Spider Woman, and a friend training as a medicine man, run through the story.

  • Does The Spirit Line have violence?

    Not found in the sources we checked.

  • Does The Spirit Line have scary content?

    Found (Brief): A reader recalls a scene where Crystal and her friend are trapped in a room at a warehouse during the search for the rug.

  • Does The Spirit Line have religion?

    Found (Central, Other or made-up faith): Crystal's Navajo spiritual traditions, including a ceremony, a tribute to Spider Woman, and a friend training as a medicine man, run through the story.

  • Does The Spirit Line have race & culture?

    Found (Central): The story is built around Crystal's Navajo identity and her feeling caught between her Navajo community and her modern American high school.

  • Does The Spirit Line have profanity?

    Couldn't confirm: No source describes the book's language.

  • Does The Spirit Line have climate?

    Not found in the sources we checked.

  • Does The Spirit Line have sexual content?

    Not found in the sources we checked.

  • Does The Spirit Line have gender roles?

    Not found in the sources we checked.

  • Does The Spirit Line have gender & orientation?

    Couldn't confirm: The sources describe the main plot but do not say enough to rule this out.

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