Turtles All the Way Down
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Is a minor sexualized?
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redpuppie1
A 16 year old talks about her virginity but it’s a pretty age appropriate conversation and the guy she wants to lose it to is her age.
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Are there abusive parents?
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redpuppie1
I wouldn’t say abusive but neglectful and uncaring
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Is there domestic violence?
National Domestic Violence Hotline (1-800-799-7233)
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Addiction
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mangopie
Someone is expelled from their school for carrying pot.
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Does someone abuse alcohol?
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redpuppie1
An 8th grader is mentioned having vodka
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Animal
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Are there bugs?
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redpuppie1
C3
Dead spiders in a canoe in chapter 3
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Assault
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Bodily Harm
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Does someone struggle to breathe?
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twitchywitchygirl
after a car crash, somebody is wheezing with each breath due to injury
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Does someone break a bone?
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redpuppie1
A character says they think they cracked a rib. I don’t remember if this is confirmed
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Children
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Family
Does a parent die?
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mangopie
A chatacter's dad is dead before the book starts, and another chatacter's mom is dead before the book starts. Another parent dies in the book, although you don’t actually see their death.
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Fear
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Gross
Does someone vomit?
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twitchywitchygirl
only happens one time, in a hospital. aza mentions feeling naseous a few times
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Medical
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Is there a mental institution scene?
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flyingkoi
No, but the main character talks with her therapist frequently and is visited by that therapist while in the hospital
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Mental Health
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mangopie
A character drinks hand sanitizer multiple times in the book, and also has a cut on her finger from a habit of pressing the nail of her thumb into it.
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There is suicidal ideation/urges depicted, though.
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Are there anxiety attacks?
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mangopie
There are definitely things in the book that strongly resemble anxiety attacks.
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Is there body dysmorphia?
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N_ot_U
Not as such, but the protagonist's disorder makes her disgusted with things related to/within her body
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Does someone have an eating disorder?
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redpuppie1
No but a character mentions how much she dislikes eating, which might be triggering
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Does someone die by suicide?
National Suicide Prevention Lifeline (1-800-273-8255)
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Noxious
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Pregnancy
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Prejudice
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Does the black guy die first?
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mangopie
I’m pretty sure that none of the characters’ races are ever revealed.
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Sex
Are there incestuous relationships?
National Sexual Assault Hotline 800.656.4673
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Is there sexual content?
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redpuppie1
sex is mentioned. No one has sex in the book though. Nude pictures are also mentioned
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Does it have a sad ending?
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twitchywitchygirl
i don’t think it does; there is hope for Aza
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Is someone hit by a car?
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there is a car accident resulting in a character being taken to the hospital but no one dies or is badly injured
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Violence
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Is there blood/gore?
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redpuppie1
Not a lot but the main character talks about blood a lot in the context of her reopening a wound
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