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The Golden Dream of Carlo Chuchio

(2007, Fiction - Adventure, Written by Lloyd Alexander)

  • Is it age appropriate?

    About our ratings

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    Not age appropriate for kids under 8, age appropriate for kids over 9; suggested age 9.

  • Is it any good?

    4.0

  • Common Sense says

    Author's last is a rousing, delightful adventure.

updated 07.04.08

Why We Rated This on for Ages 9 and Up

The good stuff

  • Messages:

    Major characters are less than honest, but loyal.
 

What to watch out for

  • Violence :

    Beatings; battles with injuries and deaths; murder by knife, bow and arrow, throat-slitting, and fire.

  • Sex :

    Not an issue.

  • Language:

    Not an issue.

  • Consumerism:

    Not an issue.

  • Drinking, drugs, & smoking:

    Drinking and drunkenness.
 

What Parents Need to Know

About The Golden Dream of Carlo Chuchio

Parents need to know that there's a fair amount of violence here, some rather brutal, though none graphically described. Many deaths occur by a variety of weapons and methods, and a major character is beaten unconsciousness.

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Families Can Talk About

  • Families can talk about the popular literary theme of setting out into the world to find one's fortune. Do people really do that? Do you expect to one day? Is there a modern equivalent that, perhaps, involves less violence?
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