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Ways to Live Forever — Content Guide for Parents

By Sally NichollsArthur A. Levine BooksISBN 9780545069489212 pages
Ways to Live Forever

Found in this book

  • ReligionBrief
  • ProfanityBrief

Not found

  • Violence
  • Scary content
  • Race & culture
  • 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

Living through the last stages of leukemia, Sam wants to know facts. Facts about UFO's, ghosts, airships, what it feels like to kiss a girl. Sam is full of questions that nobody wants to answer, and he doesn't have much time left. In the multiple hanky tradition of classic tearjerkers, this moving and ultimately uplifting account of a boy's final months is impossible to read with a dry eye. Written as a collection of journal entries, lists, questions, and photographs, Sam's story answers one question on its own: What matters most when every minute counts?

Frequently asked questions

  • Is Ways to Live Forever appropriate for a 7-year-old?

    Sam asks why God lets kids get ill, and his grandmother believes her late husband talked to her after he died. The parents' guide lists one mild British swear exclamation in the book's language.

  • Does Ways to Live Forever have violence?

    Not found in the sources we checked.

  • Does Ways to Live Forever have scary content?

    Not found in the sources we checked.

  • Does Ways to Live Forever have religion?

    Found (Brief): Sam asks why God lets kids get ill, and his grandmother believes her late husband talked to her after he died.

  • Does Ways to Live Forever have race & culture?

    Not found in the sources we checked.

  • Does Ways to Live Forever have profanity?

    Found (Brief): The parents' guide lists one mild British swear exclamation in the book's language.

  • Does Ways to Live Forever have climate?

    Not found in the sources we checked.

  • Does Ways to Live Forever have sexual content?

    Not found in the sources we checked.

  • Does Ways to Live Forever have gender roles?

    Not found in the sources we checked.

  • Does Ways to Live Forever have gender & orientation?

    Not found in the sources we checked.