Tru & Nelle A Christmas Tale — Content Guide for Parents
Found in this book
- ViolenceBrief
- Scary contentBrief
- Race & cultureCentral
- Sexual contentBrief
- Gender rolesSupportingTraditional roles, Challenges traditional roles
Not found
- Religion
- Climate
- Gender & orientation
Couldn't confirm
- Profanity
- Profanity: The sources do not say anything about swearing in the book's text.
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Religion
PRESENTContains references to prayer and church attendance. A minister character plays a supporting role in two chapters.
About this book
Christmas is coming, and Tru's only wish is to be happy. But it'll take a miracle for that to come true. Luckily, a special feast brings the miracle he's hoping for. Tru and Nelle: A Christmas Tale is based on the real life friendship of Truman Capote and Harper Lee.
Frequently asked questions
Is Tru & Nelle A Christmas Tale appropriate for a 7-year-old?
Two innocent men are hanged for a crime they did not commit, a murder case drives the trial plot, and a bully who is the son of a former Klan leader menaces the kids. A house fire destroys the family home, and the story includes Ku Klux Klan references and a wrongful murder trial.
Does Tru & Nelle A Christmas Tale have violence?
Found (Brief): Two innocent men are hanged for a crime they did not commit, a murder case drives the trial plot, and a bully who is the son of a former Klan leader menaces the kids.
Does Tru & Nelle A Christmas Tale have scary content?
Found (Brief): A house fire destroys the family home, and the story includes Ku Klux Klan references and a wrongful murder trial.
Does Tru & Nelle A Christmas Tale have religion?
Not found in the sources we checked.
Does Tru & Nelle A Christmas Tale have race & culture?
Found (Central): The story is set in 1930s Alabama under Jim Crow and centres on two Black men wrongly convicted by an all-white jury, with a bully tied to the Klan.
Does Tru & Nelle A Christmas Tale have profanity?
Couldn't confirm: The sources do not say anything about swearing in the book's text.
Does Tru & Nelle A Christmas Tale have climate?
Not found in the sources we checked.
Does Tru & Nelle A Christmas Tale have sexual content?
Found (Brief): One review says Tru hints that classmates at military school sexually molested him; it is talked about, not shown.
Does Tru & Nelle A Christmas Tale have gender roles?
Found (Supporting, Traditional roles, Challenges traditional roles): Nelle pushes back on pressure to act feminine, and Tru is sent to military school to make him tougher.
Does Tru & Nelle A Christmas Tale have gender & orientation?
Not found in the sources we checked.
