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The Hound of Rowan: The Tapestry, Book 1

(2007, Fiction - Fantasy, Written by Henry Neff, Illustrated by Henry Neff)

  • Is it age appropriate?

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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

    Similar to Potter, but stands well on its own.

Why We Rated This on for Ages 9 and Up

What to watch out for

  • Messages:

    Max deceives and lies to his loving father, and encouraged to do so by his teachers and headmistress. He is left alone at home overnight, allows strangers into the house, and lets one of them spend the night.

  • Violence:

    Several rough fistfights, and one that involves a knife; animals eat live prey; a boy kills a dog; another kills a monster with a spear; a boy is cut with a knife and bitten by a monster; a shotgun is used.

  • Sex:

    A mooning; some kissing.

  • Language:

    Not an issue.

  • Consumerism:

    Pop-tarts.

  • Drinking, drugs, & smoking:

    An adult smokes a pipe, children and adults drink wine and champagne.
 

What Parents Need to Know

About The Hound of Rowan: The Tapestry, Book 1

Parents need to know that there is some moderately rough violence here. More disturbing is that Max is encouraged by his teachers and headmistress to lie to and deceive his caring father, and they magically manipulate his father's feelings and memory when he doesn't go along. Max is also left alone overnight at home, only to allow in two strangers, one of whom lies to Max's friends so that he can spend the night at Max's house.

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  1. Teen Reviewer Age 16
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    I rate this title iffy for age 2 and give it 4.0

    Good Book

    This was a very good book that I thoroughly enjoyed. I highly recommend it. A few swear words: nothing horrible. Only other thing is that a boy moons some girls, but there isn't any exlicit description.

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  2. Teen Reviewer Age 14
    lexiraye
    Lives in Nevada
    I rate this title on for age 2 and give it 5.0

    A great read!

    The tapestry book 1: The hound of Rowan was a fantastic book. I'll admit it did remind me of Harry Potter A lot but it still had a numerous amount of differences! I thought that all the characters were written very nicely also!:]

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