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Breaking and entering

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H. R. F. Keating · 2000

Is Breaking and entering appropriate for your child? See the reviewed age guidance, content cautions, positive themes, and supporting evidence below.

Explore the age guidance, content cautions, positive qualities, and supporting notes for Breaking and entering by H. R. F. Keating. This book is content notes include Death of a character, Frightening scenes, Strong language; positive qualities include Creativity & curiosity, Good role models.

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Age guidanceNot listed
Strongest cautionsDeath of a character 3/5 · Frightening scenes 2/5 · Strong language 2/5
Strongest positivesCreativity & curiosity 3/5 · Good role models 3/5
Recommendation2.8/5

Creativity & curiosity; strongest caution: death of a character.

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Creativity & curiosity; strongest caution: death of a character.

Readiness snapshotMain watch-out: Death of a character 3/5
Recommendation 2.8/5

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Recommended ageNot listed

Strongest cautions

  • Death of a character3/5
  • Frightening scenes2/5
  • Strong language2/5

Strongest positives

  • Creativity & curiosity3/5
  • Good role models3/5
  • Positive messages3/5

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What’s in it?

Death of a character3/5
Why this rating?

A death or possible murder appears plausible in this crime mystery, but the available assessments conflict and do not establish how central or graphic it is.

Strong language2/5
Why this rating?

Contains very mild or standard language for the genre.

Romance1/5
Why this rating?

Minimal focus on romance; incidental to the plot.

Frightening scenes2/5
Why this rating?

Some mild tension typical of a crime mystery.

Alcohol or drugs1/5
Why this rating?

Casual adult social drinking may occur, but substance use does not appear central, instructional, or glamorized.

Violence2/5
Why this rating?

Crime and investigation create some threat and confrontation, but available evidence does not support frequent, graphic, or highly intense violence.

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No concern recorded in these categories

These categories were explicitly scored 0/5 in the published review. This is not a guarantee that every edition or reader experience is identical.

Graphic injury · 0/5Sexual content & nudity · 0/5

What’s good in it?

Courage & resilience2/5
Why this rating?

Characters show quiet resolve when facing difficult social or legal situations.

Creativity & curiosity3/5
Why this rating?

Encourages analytical thinking and observation of human nature.

Diverse representation1/5
Why this rating?

The available information suggests a limited character range, with no clear evidence of broad, prominent, or especially developed representation.

Educational value1/5
Why this rating?

The novel may offer incidental insight into crime, investigation, and social behavior, but teaching real-world knowledge is not its apparent purpose.

Kindness & empathy2/5
Why this rating?

Ordinary cooperation and interpersonal care may appear, though kindness does not seem to be the book's main focus.

Positive messages3/5
Why this rating?

Explores themes of social justice, law, and morality.

Good role models3/5
Why this rating?

Characters reflect human flaws and complexities, which is common in literary crime.

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