Wrecker — Content Guide for Parents
Found in this book
- ViolenceSupporting
- Scary contentSupporting
- Race & cultureSupporting
- ProfanityBrief
- ClimateSupporting
- Gender & orientationBrief
Not found
- Religion
- Sexual content
- Gender roles
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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
Valdez Jones VIII calls himself Wrecker because his great-great-great-great-great-grandfather salvaged shipwrecks for a living.
So is it destiny, irony, or just bad luck when Wrecker comes across a speedboat that has run hard aground on a sand flat? The men in the boat don't want Wrecker to call for help—in fact, they'll pay him to forget he ever saw them.
Wrecker would be happy to forget, but he keeps seeing these men all over Key West—at the marina, in the cemetery, even right outside his own door. And now they want more than his silence—they want a lookout.
He'll have to dive deep into their shady dealings to figure out a way to escape this tangled net. . . .
Frequently asked questions
Is Wrecker appropriate for a 7-year-old?
One smuggler kills people who cross him and threatens Wrecker's loved ones, gunshots are fired at characters, Wrecker is roughly handled by a police officer, and a historical Klan torture and lynching is described. The teens face danger from murderous smugglers through much of the story, with a creepy cemetery setting, grave robbers and a body mostly eaten by sharks.
Does Wrecker have violence?
Found (Supporting): One smuggler kills people who cross him and threatens Wrecker's loved ones, gunshots are fired at characters, Wrecker is roughly handled by a police officer, and a historical Klan torture and lynching is described.
Does Wrecker have scary content?
Found (Supporting): The teens face danger from murderous smugglers through much of the story, with a creepy cemetery setting, grave robbers and a body mostly eaten by sharks.
Does Wrecker have religion?
Not found in the sources we checked.
Does Wrecker have race & culture?
Found (Supporting): The story deals with the history of racism in Key West, including a Klan lynching that affects characters today, and Wrecker, who is Black and white, is verbally abused and arrested by a racist officer.
Does Wrecker have profanity?
Found (Brief): Reviewers list a few mild swear words and crude words such as "crap" and "pissed".
Does Wrecker have climate?
Found (Supporting): The story includes damage from huge cruise ships to delicate ecosystems, and Wrecker's stepsister leads environmental protests to save the harbor.
Does Wrecker have sexual content?
Not found in the sources we checked.
Does Wrecker have gender roles?
Not found in the sources we checked.
Does Wrecker have gender & orientation?
Found (Brief): A content review notes two women seen at a park who are implied to be a couple.
