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Wilder Boys — Content Guide for Parents

By Wallace, BrandonAladdinISBN 9781481432634220 pages
Wilder Boys

Found in this book

  • ViolenceSupporting
  • Scary contentSupporting
  • ReligionBriefChristian

Not found

  • Race & culture
  • Profanity
  • 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

To evade their mother's abusive boyfriend, brothers Jake, thirteen, and Taylor, eleven, venture from the suburbs of Pittsburgh toward the wilds of Wyoming in search of the father they have not seen in four years, using their wilderness skills to survive against both natural and human dangers. Includes wilderness tips.

Frequently asked questions

  • Is Wilder Boys appropriate for a 7-year-old?

    The mother's boyfriend Bull beats her until she is unconscious, and the boys are then chased by him and face danger on the way, with violence described as not graphic. The boys face repeated dangers from wilderness hazards, a bobcat and the pursuing boyfriend, building to a tense climax.

  • Does Wilder Boys have violence?

    Found (Supporting): The mother's boyfriend Bull beats her until she is unconscious, and the boys are then chased by him and face danger on the way, with violence described as not graphic.

  • Does Wilder Boys have scary content?

    Found (Supporting): The boys face repeated dangers from wilderness hazards, a bobcat and the pursuing boyfriend, building to a tense climax.

  • Does Wilder Boys have religion?

    Found (Brief, Christian): A truck driver who helps the boys tells them how Jesus changed her life, and Jake later says a prayer without knowing who he is praying to.

  • Does Wilder Boys have race & culture?

    Not found in the sources we checked.

  • Does Wilder Boys have profanity?

    Not found in the sources we checked.

  • Does Wilder Boys have climate?

    Not found in the sources we checked.

  • Does Wilder Boys have sexual content?

    Not found in the sources we checked.

  • Does Wilder Boys have gender roles?

    Not found in the sources we checked.

  • Does Wilder Boys have gender & orientation?

    Not found in the sources we checked.