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MOVERS AND FAKERS

Lisi Harrison

Explore the age guidance, content cautions, positive qualities, and supporting notes for MOVERS AND FAKERS by Lisi Harrison. This book is content notes include Products & advertising, Romance, Strong language; positive qualities include Good role models, Positive messages.

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Strongest cautions

  • Products & advertising3/5
  • Romance2/5
  • Strong language2/5

Strongest positives

  • Good role models2/5
  • Positive messages2/5
  • Courage & resilience1/5

What’s in it?

Products & advertising3/5
Why this rating?

The book features frequent brand-name dropping as part of the characters' status-obsessed culture.

Strong language2/5
Why this rating?

Occasional mild name-calling or exclusionary talk typical of the genre.

Romance2/5
Why this rating?

Mild romantic interest and dating chatter typical for early teen protagonists.

Frightening scenes1/5
Why this rating?

Not a scary book.

Sexual content & nudity1/5
Why this rating?

Very light teen innuendo related to popularity and social hierarchy.

Alcohol or drugs1/5
Why this rating?

Substance use is not a focus of this story.

What’s good in it?

Courage & resilience1/5
Why this rating?

Characters occasionally demonstrate courage in social situations.

Creativity & curiosity1/5
Why this rating?

Moderate emphasis on fashion and social scheming.

Diverse representation1/5
Why this rating?

Characters are generally from similar socio-economic backgrounds.

Educational value1/5
Why this rating?

It may offer informal insight into adolescent friendship, peer pressure, and social dynamics, but education is not its main purpose.

Kindness & empathy1/5
Why this rating?

Kindness is often contrasted with the characters' typical mean-spirited behaviors.

Positive messages2/5
Why this rating?

The series often explores the shallowness of superficial behavior, though characters are often flawed.

Good role models2/5
Why this rating?

Characters are often deliberately portrayed as mean or superficial, showing what not to do.

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  1. Which character was the best role model, and what did they do that you admired?
  2. Did products, possessions, or buying things matter to the story? What message did that send?
  3. Which choice in MOVERS AND FAKERS would you have made differently, and why?
  4. Who changed the most in MOVERS AND FAKERS, and what caused that change?
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