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Far From You

Tess Sharpe · 2014

Explore the age guidance, content cautions, positive qualities, and supporting notes for Far From You by Tess Sharpe. This book is content notes include Alcohol or drugs, Death of a character, Frightening scenes; positive qualities include Courage & resilience, Positive messages.

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Strongest cautions

  • Alcohol or drugs4/5
  • Death of a character4/5
  • Frightening scenes4/5

Strongest positives

  • Courage & resilience4/5
  • Positive messages4/5
  • Creativity & curiosity3/5

What’s in it?

Death of a character4/5
Why this rating?

A best friend’s death is central to the plot; grief, guilt, and the search for the killer receive sustained attention.

Graphic injury2/5
Why this rating?

Injuries and the aftermath of violence are described, but graphic gore is limited.

Strong language3/5
Why this rating?

Teen and adult characters use recurring profanity and emotionally harsh language.

LGBTQIA characters4/5
Why this rating?

Sophie is bisexual, and same-gender romantic relationships and identity are significant parts of the story.

Romance3/5
Why this rating?

Romantic and emotional relationships are important, including Sophie’s relationships with girls and complicated feelings about the past.

Frightening scenes4/5
Why this rating?

The thriller includes danger, stalking or threats, trauma, tense discoveries, and fear surrounding a friend’s murder.

Sexual content & nudity2/5
Why this rating?

There are sexual situations, references to sexual assault, and discussion of consent, but no highly explicit sexual detail.

Alcohol or drugs4/5
Why this rating?

Prescription-drug addiction, relapse, recovery, and the consequences of substance use are central mature themes.

Violence3/5
Why this rating?

The murder investigation includes threats, assault, physical confrontations, and violent backstory, though violence is not constant.

What’s good in it?

Courage & resilience4/5
Why this rating?

Sophie persists through danger, grief, addiction-related struggles, and painful revelations to uncover the truth.

Creativity & curiosity3/5
Why this rating?

The mystery structure encourages connecting clues, reconsidering memories, and thinking critically about conflicting accounts.

Diverse representation3/5
Why this rating?

The cast includes meaningful LGBTQIA representation and varied personal experiences, especially around identity, trauma, and recovery.

Educational value1/5
Why this rating?

It offers incidental insight into addiction, recovery, grief, bisexual identity, and trauma rather than formal instruction.

Kindness & empathy3/5
Why this rating?

Friendship, care, and support matter, although relationships are complicated by secrecy, grief, betrayal, and harm.

Positive messages4/5
Why this rating?

The novel emphasizes truth-seeking, accountability, consent, recovery, confronting trauma, and the importance of supportive relationships.

Good role models3/5
Why this rating?

Characters show loyalty, persistence, and courage, but some make dangerous choices and struggle with addiction and trauma.

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  1. What did courage look like in this story? Was being brave always the same as being fearless?
  2. How were alcohol or drugs portrayed, and what consequences did the story show?
  3. Which choice in Far From You would you have made differently, and why?
  4. Who changed the most in Far From You, and what caused that change?
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