Concerning & Potentially Concerning Content

The biggest thing with this title stems from the book’s setting. While the author is cognizant of their audience, the story references the “before world”, including memories of people and families that died before the disaster. There are also multiple perilous situations (e.g., a man is snatched away by a dragon while screaming and while he is saved a kid who is a main character is shot and blood is mentioned). There are even a couple of more serious situations, such as when the main character remembers his mother and father fighting verbally before she disappeared. At one point someone near Noah really starts to lose their mind and this puts him in a heavy situation psychologically. Even the idea of the world as we know it passing away and most people not surviving (even though this appears as past memories) may be a bit much for some children. Again, this is handled well and intended for children, but important to know for some younger more sensitive / less mature readers. A few other things to be aware of: In one of the main plot points, Noah disobeys his father and heads off to do something extremely dangerous. As referenced below Noah’s mother and father are at odds in this book. Father ends up on the wrong end of this. This example doesn’t come across as overly concerning, but it does contribute at least a small amount towards a huge cultural tide against biblical men/dads. We hear the following terms and phrases: devilish grin, “the whole thing totally blew”, “shove it where the sun don’t shine”. We hear of a “playful, but rude gesture”. There are references to luck and being lucky, zombies. The book mentions FaceTime, TikTok, Roblox, Harry Potter, global warming. The author’s bio describes her liking horror movies.