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Things Hoped for — Content Guide for Parents

By Andrew ClementsPhilomel BooksISBN 9780399243509167 pages
Things Hoped for

Found in this book

  • ViolenceSupporting
  • Scary contentSupporting
  • ReligionBriefChristian

Not found

  • 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

Seventeen-year-old Gwen is preparing to audition for New York City’s top music schools when her grandfather mysteriously disappears, leaving Gwen only a phone message telling her not to worry. But there’s nothing more stressful than practicing for her auditions, not knowing where her grandfather is, and being forced to lie about his whereabouts when her insistent great-uncle demands an audience with him. Then Gwen meets Robert, also in town for music auditions, and the two pair up to brave the city without supervision. As auditions approach and her great-uncle becomes more aggressive, Gwen and Robert make a startling discovery. Suddenly Gwen’s hopes are turned upside down, and she and Robert are united in ways neither of them could have foretold. . . .

Frequently asked questions

  • Is Things Hoped for appropriate for a 7-year-old?

    Gwen's grandfather is found dead in a freezer in what looks like a suicide, and an invisible thief threatens the teens. A teen finds the grandfather's body in the basement freezer, and an unseen invisible stranger adds menace.

  • Does Things Hoped for have violence?

    Found (Supporting): Gwen's grandfather is found dead in a freezer in what looks like a suicide, and an invisible thief threatens the teens.

  • Does Things Hoped for have scary content?

    Found (Supporting): A teen finds the grandfather's body in the basement freezer, and an unseen invisible stranger adds menace.

  • Does Things Hoped for have religion?

    Found (Brief, Christian): A Bible verse (John 15:13) is the key to a clue near the end, and the Bible is mentioned a couple of times.

  • Does Things Hoped for have race & culture?

    Not found in the sources we checked.

  • Does Things Hoped for have profanity?

    Not found in the sources we checked.

  • Does Things Hoped for have climate?

    Not found in the sources we checked.

  • Does Things Hoped for have sexual content?

    Not found in the sources we checked.

  • Does Things Hoped for have gender roles?

    Not found in the sources we checked.

  • Does Things Hoped for have gender & orientation?

    Not found in the sources we checked.