Concerning & Potentially Concerning Content

There is not a huge amount of concerning content in this book. There are a few more frightening moments that will likely surprise and potentially frightening some readers (especially given the lighter, funnier feel). Here are a few examples: Henry sticks his hand into a strange small opening when something grabs ahold of him and won’t let go. A dream ends with Henry hearing “You can watch yourself die”. An evil woman looks very beautiful, but when her true identity is revealed, she is a decaying, eyeless witch-like character (similarly there is a decaying evil cat as well). We read “but I’ll slice you more than that. I’ll store you deep in the darkness where they only feed on fairies”. In a really mysterious place, every night a tragic and frightening event is replayed. There are a few unfortunate interactions concerning Henry’s aunt and uncle. This is intended to be funny and quirky, but that is not how it will come across as Christians. Frank runs an online store. He shares that his aunt doesn’t know about it and “I might not tell her for a good while”. There are a few things like that (“Don’t tell your aunt what we’ve been doing”). We also read that uncle Frank was “allowed’ one smoke per day. Other items to be aware of: There is a bit of focus on magic when cupboards are 1st opened. A girl comments that she “knew that the 1st step to asking about secrets is seeing how much you could find out by sneaking” When Henry gets frustrated with one of the girls in the house, he calls her “stupid” multiple times. A game is referenced called “Hopscotch Cannibals”. Someone asks if a mysterious place is haunted. A character says they are going to try and find “something strong to drink” When his Aunt calls Henry asks “Can we just pretend like we didn’t hear?” We read the following terms: stupid, shut up, moron, fat kid, devil (as in handsome devil).