Lola Rose
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Does a pet die?
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Bubble the goldfish is mentioned to have died partway into the story.
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Jay is physically and verbally abusive towards Lola Rose. Victoria is also verbally abusive to Lola Rose at times and hits her twice. She also leaves the kids (10-11 and 5 years old) alone in the flat without a proper babysitter, which counts as negligence, despite the fact that she does love them.
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it's mentioned many times and the whole story pretty much revolves around it, jay abuses his wife and then starts on lola for a bit, he hits them both at the beginning of the book
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Victoria/Nikki consumes excess alcohol during stressful times such as when Jake wants her to go to the doctor about a lump in her breast, and the night before her hospital stay.
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Are animals abused?
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Bubble the goldfish is mentioned to have been kept in a fish bowl at home, which is appalling conditions for any kind of fish - later it is kept in a bag and in unfiltered water in the bath until it dies. This is not out of any sort of malice, just the family being ill-informed about the proper care of goldfish.
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As mentioned in "does a pet die", Bubble the goldfish dies partway into the story. There is also a small mention of Kendall watching Jaws and being sad when the shark dies.
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Lola Rose is kissed against her will by a boy called Ross, who only lets her go after Ms Balsam's dogs chase him away.
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Is there genital trauma/mutilation?
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When Jay goes to attack Nikki after reuniting with her and finding Jake's underwear, Barbara kicks him in the crotch.
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Family
Does a parent die?
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SPOILER victoria comes close to death but luckily doesn't
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Is a child's toy destroyed?
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Not destroyed, but worth mentioning - partway into the story, Kendall loses his toy shark which renders him inconsolable. The toy is quickly replaced, but it may still be upsetting to those who are sensitive to the thought of losing a beloved toy.
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Does someone cheat?
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Victoria/Nikki is mentioned to have cheated on Jay with a footballer before the start of the story. Nikki being with Jake is considered cheating by Jay, despite the fact that Nikki had left him.
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Does someone vomit?
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Victoria vomits after she comes home drunk after being fired from her job.
Lola Rose vomits at school from stress when Victoria is in hospital.
Lola Rose vomits at school from stress when Victoria is in hospital.
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Does someone wet/soil themselves?
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Kendall is mentioned to wet himself in bed a few times in the new flat, after he and Lola Rose visit Victoria in hospital, and when Jay shouts at the family after finding Jake's underwear.
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Does someone spit?
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After Jay beats Jayni and Nikki, he spits at both of them.
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Law Enforcement
Is there copaganda?
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The police are mentioned to be useless about domestic violence cases by Nikki.
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Medical
Does someone have cancer?
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Victoria/Nikki has breast cancer. She is operated on and receives chemotherapy.
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Is there a hospital scene?
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lots of these
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Mental Health
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never properly acknowledged as an eating disorder, but main character is very self conscious about her body and talks negatively about herself in that sense. there are brief periods where she binge eats to cope with anxiety, but no one calls it an eating disorder
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Pregnancy
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Prejudice
Are there fat jokes?
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Victoria makes jokes about her sister Barbara, who is overweight. Also in a non-joking way, a lot of attention is brought to Barbara's weight both in the narration and the dialogue.
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Are there homophobic slurs?
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Never explicitly stated, but Victoria/Nikki is stated to have said some horrible things to Steve and Andy, the neighbours upstairs, for being 'too friendly' to her boyfriend Jake. Given that Steve and Andy are implied to be a gay couple and were 'mortally offended' at Victoria's words, it can be assumed that she said some manner of homophobic slur, though no such words are written out.
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Spoiler
Does it have a sad ending?
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It's a hopeful ending. Lola Rose and her family are going to live with Auntie Barbara in her pub which gives them a stable home and protection from Jay. However, Lola Rose has to leave her friend Harpreet behind, and there's always a chance of Victoria's cancer returning. The book ends by saying 'fingers crossed' to reflect the hopeful uncertainty of their future.
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