This Book is Not Good for You — Content Guide for Parents

Found in this book
- ViolenceSupporting
- Scary contentSupporting
- Gender & orientationBrief
Not found
- Religion
- Race & culture
- Profanity
- Climate
- Sexual content
- Gender roles
Content themes
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Religion
PRESENTContains references to prayer and church attendance. A minister character plays a supporting role in two chapters.
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Frequently asked questions
Is This Book is Not Good for You appropriate for a 7-year-old?
An evil chef kidnaps Cass's mother, the villains hold people in cells and force orphans to work, and the kids face danger from the villains and a lion. The story has kidnapping, a pitch-dark restaurant, villains chasing immortality, a trap of drugged chocolate and a near lion attack, though the tone stays light and funny.
Does This Book is Not Good for You have violence?
Found (Supporting): An evil chef kidnaps Cass's mother, the villains hold people in cells and force orphans to work, and the kids face danger from the villains and a lion.
Does This Book is Not Good for You have scary content?
Found (Supporting): The story has kidnapping, a pitch-dark restaurant, villains chasing immortality, a trap of drugged chocolate and a near lion attack, though the tone stays light and funny.
Does This Book is Not Good for You have religion?
Not found in the sources we checked.
Does This Book is Not Good for You have race & culture?
Not found in the sources we checked.
Does This Book is Not Good for You have profanity?
Not found in the sources we checked.
Does This Book is Not Good for You have climate?
Not found in the sources we checked.
Does This Book is Not Good for You have sexual content?
Not found in the sources we checked.
Does This Book is Not Good for You have gender roles?
Not found in the sources we checked.
Does This Book is Not Good for You have gender & orientation?
Found (Brief): Cass's adoptive grandparents are two men, Larry and Wayne, who live together in an old fire station; the sources don't say more about their relationship.



