Death of a character4/5
Why this rating?
The protagonist's father is killed in battle, and additional deaths—including the sacred cat's successor and a conspiratorial target—drive the plot.
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The Cat of Bubastes
Is The Cat of Bubastes 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 The Cat of Bubastes by G. A. Henty. This book is recommended for ages 12+; content notes include Religious themes, Death of a character, Violence; positive qualities include Courage & resilience, Good role models.
Ages 12+Book 9 · Henty SeriesSource checked
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Age guidanceAges 12+
Strongest cautionsReligious themes 5/5 · Death of a character 4/5 · Violence 4/5
Strongest positivesCourage & resilience 4/5 · Good role models 4/5
Series positionBook 9 · Henty Series
Recommendation3.8/5
Courage & resilience; strongest caution: religious themes.
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What parents should know
The novel involves conquest, enslavement, murder, religious persecution, escape, and wartime danger. Its prose and historical context also require mature reading comprehension, though graphic sexual content is not expected. This is guidance, not a safety guarantee; reading level and family context may differ. Courage & resilience; strongest caution: religious themes.
Readiness snapshotAge guidance: 12+Main watch-out: Religious themes 5/5
Recommendation 3.8/5Show Wikipedia summary
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At a glance
Recommended age12+
Strongest cautions
- Religious themes5/5
- Death of a character4/5
- Violence4/5
Strongest positives
- Courage & resilience4/5
- Good role models4/5
- Positive messages4/5
Reading order
Series progression
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- Book 1 · Among Malay PiratesAges 12+Starting point
- About the same
- About the same
- Gets gentler
- About the same
- Gets more intense
- About the same
- Gets more intense
- Gets gentler
- About the same
- Book 9 · The Cat of BubastesAges 12+Gets more intense
- Gets gentler
- Gets gentler
- Gets more intense
- Gets gentler
- Gets more intense
- About the same
- About the same
- Gets more intense
- About the same
- Book 17 · In Freedom's CauseAges 12+Gets gentler
- About the same
- Book 19 · In the Reign of TerrorAges 13+Gets more intense
- Gets gentler
- Gets more intense
- Gets gentler
- Gets more intense
- About the same
- Gets gentler
- Gets gentler
- About the same
- Gets more intense
- Gets gentler
- Gets gentler
- Gets more intense
- Book 30 · Under Drake's flagAges 12+Gets more intense
- Gets gentler
- Gets more intense
- Book 32 · With Lee in VirginiaAges 14+About the same
- About the same
- About the same
- Gets gentler
- About the same
- About the same
- Gets gentler
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What’s in it?
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Strong language · 0/5Alcohol or drugs · 0/5
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- What did courage look like in this story? Was being brave always the same as being fearless?
- What beliefs or religious ideas appear in the story? How do they influence the characters?
- Which choice in The Cat of Bubastes would you have made differently, and why?
- Who changed the most in The Cat of Bubastes, and what caused that change?
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