Strong language1/5
Why this rating?
At most, mild teasing, exclamations, or age-appropriate name-calling occur in the school setting.
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Witches Don't Do Backflips
Explore the age guidance, content cautions, positive qualities, and supporting notes for Witches Don't Do Backflips by Debbie Dadey; Marcia Thornton Jones. This book is content notes include Frightening scenes, Strong language, Violence; positive qualities include Courage & resilience, Creativity & curiosity.
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Age guidanceNot listed
Strongest cautionsFrightening scenes 2/5 · Strong language 1/5 · Violence 1/5
Strongest positivesCourage & resilience 2/5 · Creativity & curiosity 2/5
Series positionBook 10 · Adventures of the Bailey School Kids
Recommendation2/5
Courage & resilience; strongest caution: frightening scenes.
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What parents should know
Courage & resilience; strongest caution: frightening scenes.
Readiness snapshotMain watch-out: Frightening scenes 2/5
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Recommended ageNot listed
Strongest cautions
- Frightening scenes2/5
- Strong language1/5
- Violence1/5
Strongest positives
- Courage & resilience2/5
- Creativity & curiosity2/5
- Good role models2/5
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- Starting point
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- Gets gentler
- Gets more intense
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- Gets more intense
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- Gets gentler
- Gets more intense
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- What did courage look like in this story? Was being brave always the same as being fearless?
- Which moment felt most tense or frightening? What helped the characters handle fear?
- Which choice in Witches Don't Do Backflips would you have made differently, and why?
- Who changed the most in Witches Don't Do Backflips, and what caused that change?
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