Concerning & Potentially Concerning Content

There is not much to list here for potentially concerning content in this short graphic novel. The main thing to be aware of is that Iris, one of the two main characters, shows some unfortunate behavior a couple of times, especially at the start of the story. She gets angry at her mom on a call, eventually slamming the phone and hanging up on her. She then chooses to leave the house without permission at night while mom is away. When her friend Sam asks her about potentially moving away, saying “what about our parents?” she responds, “What about them?”. A couple of times she is rude and self-centered, occasionally even justifying her behavior. We never felt this was shown as clearly wrong to the young reader. The young lady Iris meets a character that the story seems to indicate has passed away a long time ago. She appears in the story normal, but the author appears to be indicating Iris is seeing into the past. These friends sneak out at night, “borrow” tools from other people’s yards and go out to a remote area (cast in a pretty positive light). Luck is mentioned. “What the…” is uttered. When asked why a child is breaking a clear rule the response comes back, “because she can”.