Concerning & Potentially Concerning Content

In a story consisting of very few overall pages and words Christian parents will find a load of very concerning content. The author in the bio describes herself as a “nonbinary comic creator”. The very first image shows a character holding a paper about an acclaimed violinist who identifies as nonbinary, saying they are neither male nor female (the word ‘male’ is blocked in the image, but implied). Later when we see this violinist being called to perform we see “Mx” used in text in place of “Ms” or “Miss”. Also very confusing, “they” is used in the singular instead of “she” or “he” (used many times throughout, creating very confusing text for the reader). She later says that she has “two moms” and “other queer relatives”. In a pivotal, emotional moment, we hear this amazing violinist girl say to the main character, “You’re not a boy are you”. This is what clues along the way, from the very start, have been building to. We see this emotional young boy say, “No, I’m not” to which the reply comes, “Awesome”. Try and let that moment in front of a young reader who picked up this book because of the pretty cover really sink in. They immediately launch into a goal for him to “come out” to his family. When he asks for advice on this she tells him, that “coming out” is “your gift to them” and that “they better appreciate it”. When he “comes out” to others at camp they reply, “Oh, that’s it?”. And as you can probably expect his family is super supportive, at which point we later see him in what appears to very clearly be a girl’s outfit. Later a camp counselor opens with an “ice breaker” by asking everyone for their “pronouns” like it is the most natural thing in the world. One character that seems obviously female answers “he/she” (?) and another “they/them” (again, a character readers will see as a girl. One really interesting thing about this book is that everyone at camp just bunks together at camp. Young boys and girls… and it comes across as totally normal. It is such an interesting look at what happens as we, as a society, begin to move from God’s perfect design for gender and marriage. All of a sudden everything is perverted away from how it is intended, with dire consequences. Other items to be aware of (not that you needed more than the above): We hear a suggestion to “rickroll” someone, an internet prank There is a comment saying, “You are a Taurus. Am I right?” Someone mentions liking horror movies.