We Were Liars — Content Guide for Parents
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- ViolenceSupporting
- Scary contentSupporting
- Race & cultureSupporting
- ProfanityBrief
- Sexual contentBrief
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- Religion
- Climate
- Gender roles
- Gender & orientation
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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
#1 NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER • A KIRKUS REVIEWS BEST YOUNG ADULT BOOK OF THE CENTURY • The modern, sophisticated suspense novel that became a runaway smash hit on TikTok and introduced the world to a family hiding a jaw-dropping secret.
"Thrilling, beautiful, and blisteringly smart, We Were Liars is utterly unforgettable." —John Green, #1 New York Times bestselling author of The Fault in Our Stars
A beautiful and distinguished family.
A private island.
A brilliant, damaged girl; a passionate, political boy.
A group of four friends—the Liars—whose friendship turns destructive.
A revolution. An accident. A secret.
Lies upon lies.
True love.
The truth.
Read it.
And if anyone asks you how it ends, just LIE.
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Frequently asked questions
Is We Were Liars appropriate for a 7-year-old?
The narrator imagines bloody, brutal images and suicide, and the teens set a fire that kills their dogs and, unintended, the three friends. The story has bloody imagery in the narrator's migraines and fantasies, a deadly fire, and a disturbing twist ending.
Does We Were Liars have violence?
Found (Supporting): The narrator imagines bloody, brutal images and suicide, and the teens set a fire that kills their dogs and, unintended, the three friends.
Does We Were Liars have scary content?
Found (Supporting): The story has bloody imagery in the narrator's migraines and fantasies, a deadly fire, and a disturbing twist ending.
Does We Were Liars have religion?
Not found in the sources we checked.
Does We Were Liars have race & culture?
Found (Supporting): A subplot involves the grandfather's opposition to his daughter marrying a man of Indian descent, and Gat, who is of Indian origin, is an outsider in a white family.
Does We Were Liars have profanity?
Found (Brief): A parents' guide lists strong swear words, including f-words, but says swearing is infrequent.
Does We Were Liars have climate?
Not found in the sources we checked.
Does We Were Liars have sexual content?
Found (Brief): A parents' guide says the teen couple kiss and touch with their shirts off, with no graphic detail.
Does We Were Liars have gender roles?
Not found in the sources we checked.
Does We Were Liars have gender & orientation?
Not found in the sources we checked.
