• Is it age appropriate?

  About our ratings

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  Not age appropriate for kids under 10, age appropriate for kids over 12; suggested age 12.

• Is it any good?

  3.0

• Common Sense says

  Fantasy tale of adventure and intrigue in colonial India.

Why We Rated This for Ages 12 and Up

The good stuff

• Educational value:

  The novel leans more toward entertainment than education, but kids may learn a bit about the culture and history of early twentieth century India.
• Messages:

  Positive messages about courage, friendship, and hope; kids can learn from the negative examples of greed and selfishness.
• Role models:

  The heroes in this novel mostly grow into heroes instead of starting off that way. They are reluctant and have to learn the lessons of being a hero, a friend, etc. along the way.

What to watch out for

• Violence:

  A man known for his violent rages is rumored to have killed two wives. A description of butchered meat and the flies that were buzzing on it. A man cuts himself on a stone blood. A boy falls down stairs and dies; his bodied is burned. A man catches on fire but is saved. A caravan gets buried in a sandstorm and is presumed dead.

• Sex:

  There are some mature situations, including discussion of a man being a eunuch and a woman who married without being a virgin. There is also talk of consummating a marriage. In a couple of scenes, men and women are described as having sex but not in great detail. A woman discusses losing her virginity. Mentions of harems.

• Language:

  Some mild name-calling.
• Consumerism:

  Not an issue.
• Drinking, drugs, & smoking:

  Not an issue.

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