A Girl Named Digit

The eco-terrorist group kills eight people during a bombing at JFK airport. The suicide bomber is later revealed to be the mother of a child with a birth defect that was caused by a toxic environment. John's boss at the FBI previously had been kidnapped and tortured by this same group and is missing all the fingers of one hand. There's gunplay and threats of shooting, one character commits suicide, and Farrah works to stop a bombing.

Some kissing between Farrah and John, and they spend the night together many times but just snuggle. Also, much is made of the fact that while he's 21, she's still 17. He tells her he wants to wait until she's 18 to take her to Hawaii.

Farrah drinks beer sometimes, as does 21-year-old John. She goes to a party where she throws up and gets a reputation for being a drinker, which she doesn't dispute; another teen there is passed out after being bullied into doing beer bongs. Other adults drink wine, and a boy asks Farrah if she wants to get high.

Parents need to know that readers will learn somethings about cracking codes in A Girl Named Digit -- and get a strong message about the importance of being their true selves. However, there's a surprising level of violence here: An eco-terrorist group kills eight people during a bombing at JFK airport and has another attack planned for Disney World. John's boss at the FBI had been kidnapped and tortured by this same group and is missing all the fingers of one hand. There's also gunplay and threats of shooting, one character commits suicide, and students at Farrah's school think that she's been kidnapped and maybe raped. Beyond that, there's a romance between John, the 21-year-old FBI agent, and 17-year-old Farrah; they kiss and spend the night together, but nothing beyond snuggling takes place.