Does the dog die?
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Book • 1999 • Drama
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Passing mention of a pet dog being buried in the backyard. This dog would have died before the events of the book
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it shows the beginning of it happening but does not show the full scene, the entire book is about sexual assault.
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Does someone vomit?
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The protagonist says she wants to vomit when she sees her rapist. But she doesn’t actually
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Is there pedophilia?
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I can't remember how old the sexual assaulter is but melinda is 13 years old.
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Is a minor sexualized?
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The entire book is about how a 13 is finding her words to speak about getting sexually assaulted/raped
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Does someone attempt suicide?
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Abuse
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Kind of. In the way that her parents do not care about her and yell at her about anything. Her parents only being together because of her.
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Is there domestic violence?
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Is someone gaslighted?
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Main character is accused of lying about her trauma at one point
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Is someone stalked?
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The protagonist’s rapist harasses her, whispering a threat in her ear at one point
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Addiction
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Does someone abuse alcohol?
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Underage drinking
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Underage drinking
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Is there a dead animal?
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Meat, including a whole turkey. The protagonist uses the bones for an art project. Frog dissection in biology class. The graphic novel shows the frog’s body and the protagonist putting pins in its limbs
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Are there bugs?
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Passing mention of bees. At one point, hornets are chosen as the school mascot. There’s a detailed drawing of a hornet in the graphic novel, page 166
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Died before the book started. Mention of dog buried.
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Assault
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Main character was raped and is almost raped again
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Are any teeth damaged?
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The protagonist's mouth is damaged.
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Is there shaving/cutting?
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Self harm.
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Are there clowns?
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One girl does an art project about clowns
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Law Enforcement
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Medical
Are needles/syringes used?
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In the dissection scene and the scene where Mel goes to the nurse after fainting. The graphic novel shows her getting stitches
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Mental Health
Does someone die by suicide?
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Melinda scratches herself with a paper clip on purpose as a method of self harm
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Does someone have an eating disorder?
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The protagonist’s friend develops an eating disorder after starting to model
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Is there a claustrophobic scene?
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Main character spends a lot of time in a closet, is trapped in there at the end
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Does someone say "I'll kill myself"?
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Noxious
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Pregnancy
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Prejudice
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Sex
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Is there sexual content?
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Rape is described
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Are there incestuous relationships?
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Spoiler
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Vehicular
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Violence
Is there blood/gore?
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Blood is mentioned
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