Concerning & Potentially Concerning Content

There are unnecessary references to Sylvester Stallone, Marilyn Monroe and Pee Wee Herman (obviously, this is an older title) that parents won’t want their children researching. This comes when making a joke about children developing and it mentions their “chests”. The main character acts in some disappointing ways. Early in the story he zones out when the camp leader starts talking about wisdom during the initial devotion. He makes this worse by justifying it by mentioning he has heard this a million times at Sunday School (a perspective we certainly would not want our children to share). When the leader asks a question, the main character makes a negative comment that it was mostly younger children and “girls who already had a crush” on him who raised their hands. When the family faces a decision, he correctly describes the father as the head of the home, but then sadly mentions that if Dad had not sided with Mom she would “get back at him” with things like burnt meals. Mentions being polite in a negative light during a joke. The book includes a bit of name calling (e.g., DORK-OIDs) and bullying. The cafeteria is called a toxic waste site and an opera singer is referred to as a “fat lady”. A rude character refers to different groups as “the babes”, “the jocks”, “egg heads” and “weirdos”. Points out there are kids in bushes “making out”. At one point he mentions “that would be suicide” and “working like slaves”. Makes stereotyping comments about politicians and salesmen as untrustworthy. Makes a joke about a day without TV being like the electric chair.