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The Rescue
Is The Rescue 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 Rescue by Gordon Korman. This book is content notes include Frightening scenes, Violence, Death of a character; positive qualities include Good role models, Courage & resilience.
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Age guidanceNot listed
Strongest cautionsFrightening scenes 2/5 · Violence 2/5 · Death of a character 1/5
Strongest positivesGood role models 4/5 · Courage & resilience 3/5
Series positionBook 3 · The Kidnapped Trilogy
Recommendation3.3/5
Good role models; strongest caution: frightening scenes.
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What parents should know
Good role models; strongest caution: frightening scenes.
Readiness snapshotMain watch-out: Frightening scenes 2/5
Recommendation 3.3/5Show Wikipedia summary
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Recommended ageNot listed
Strongest cautions
- Frightening scenes2/5
- Violence2/5
- Death of a character1/5
Strongest positives
- Good role models4/5
- Courage & resilience3/5
- Creativity & curiosity3/5
Reading order
Series progression
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- Starting point
- Gets gentler
- About the same
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- Which character was the best role model, and what did they do that you admired?
- Which moment felt most tense or frightening? What helped the characters handle fear?
- Which choice in The Rescue would you have made differently, and why?
- Who changed the most in The Rescue, and what caused that change?
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