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This Dark Endeavor — Content Guide for Parents

By Oppel, KennethSimon & Schuster Books for Young ReadersISBN 9781442403154298 pages
This Dark Endeavor

Found in this book

  • ViolenceSupporting
  • Scary contentSupporting
  • ReligionSupportingChristian

Not found

  • Race & culture
  • Climate
  • Sexual content
  • Gender roles
  • Gender & orientation

Couldn't confirm

  • Profanity
  • Profanity: The sources we found do not say whether the book contains swear words.

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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

When his twin brother falls ill in the family's chateau in the independent republic of Geneva in the eighteenth century, sixteen-year-old Victor Frankenstein embarks on a dangerous and uncertain quest to create the forbidden Elixir of Life described in an ancient text in the family's secret Biblioteka Obscura.

Frequently asked questions

  • Is This Dark Endeavor appropriate for a 7-year-old?

    The quest for the elixir brings dangerous encounters, including a lynx attack that scars Elizabeth's face, Victor biting her, and a body part given up for an ingredient. This is a dark gothic tale with alchemy, caves, dungeons, secret laboratories and dangerous quests that one reader found creepy.

  • Does This Dark Endeavor have violence?

    Found (Supporting): The quest for the elixir brings dangerous encounters, including a lynx attack that scars Elizabeth's face, Victor biting her, and a body part given up for an ingredient.

  • Does This Dark Endeavor have scary content?

    Found (Supporting): This is a dark gothic tale with alchemy, caves, dungeons, secret laboratories and dangerous quests that one reader found creepy.

  • Does This Dark Endeavor have religion?

    Found (Supporting, Christian): Elizabeth is a religious character whose Sunday church-going with Konrad is part of the story, and the book also touches on faith versus science.

  • Does This Dark Endeavor have race & culture?

    Not found in the sources we checked.

  • Does This Dark Endeavor have profanity?

    Couldn't confirm: The sources we found do not say whether the book contains swear words.

  • Does This Dark Endeavor have climate?

    Not found in the sources we checked.

  • Does This Dark Endeavor have sexual content?

    Not found in the sources we checked.

  • Does This Dark Endeavor have gender roles?

    Not found in the sources we checked.

  • Does This Dark Endeavor have gender & orientation?

    Not found in the sources we checked.