Carrie

Carrie include scenes of strong violence, especially at its climax. Carrie's mother abuses her and locks her in a dark closet. A student is killed by a falling bucket. Carrie uses her psychic powers and causes deaths by fire, electrocution, car crash, and heart attack.

Sue Snell has a sexual relationship with her boyfriend that's mostly gentle and respectful. Christine Hargensen and her boyfriend have sex in a scene that turns sadistic and a little twisted. Carrie's mother sees sex as an abomination and calls her daughter's breasts "dirty pillows."

The language can be rough. "F--k," "s--t," "c--t," "c--ksucker" each used a few times, as are "damn," "hell," "a--hole," and "bitch."

Two teens visit a bar. The Chamberlain "town drunk" witnesses the devastation at the book's climax.

Parents need to know that Stephen King's Carrie is a classic novel of the supernatural, about a troubled teen with telekinetic powers who takes revenge on those who've bullied her. Carrie White is humiliated when she gets her first period in a high school shower, and the other girls throw tampons at her. Carrie's mother is a religious fanatic who spouts scripture while locking Carrie away in a closet. The language in the book can be rough. "F--k," "s--t," "c--t," and "c--ksucker" are used a few times each, as are "damn," "hell," and "bitch." The climax of the novel is especially violent, with scenes of high school kids being burned to death and electrocuted. Two sex scenes are notable: a gentle one between a longtime couple and a more violent one that turns sadistic. Chamberlain's "town drunk" witnesses the devastation at the novel's climax. Readers may want to check out the original 1976 film adaptation or the 2013 remake.