The Time of the Fireflies — Content Guide for Parents

Frequently asked questions

• Is The Time of the Fireflies appropriate for a 7-year-old?

  The story is a creepy supernatural mystery with eerie phone calls, a possibly cursed doll and family tragedies, though a guide says it is not terribly frightening. A content guide lists voodoo magic and spirits in the story, along with a few religious exclamations; no worship or church scenes are described.

• Does The Time of the Fireflies have violence?

  Not found in the sources we checked.

• Does The Time of the Fireflies have scary content?

  Found (Central): The story is a creepy supernatural mystery with eerie phone calls, a possibly cursed doll and family tragedies, though a guide says it is not terribly frightening.

• Does The Time of the Fireflies have religion?

  Found (Brief, Other or made-up faith): A content guide lists voodoo magic and spirits in the story, along with a few religious exclamations; no worship or church scenes are described.

• Does The Time of the Fireflies have race & culture?

  Found (Supporting): In the 1912 time-travel scenes, a young African American servant named Dulcie has her doll taken by the white girl Anna, and a review says the book never directly addresses the racial divide between plantation owners and their servants.

• Does The Time of the Fireflies have profanity?

  Not found in the sources we checked.

• Does The Time of the Fireflies have climate?

  Not found in the sources we checked.

• Does The Time of the Fireflies have sexual content?

  Not found in the sources we checked.

• Does The Time of the Fireflies have gender roles?

  Not found in the sources we checked.

• Does The Time of the Fireflies have gender & orientation?

  Not found in the sources we checked.