Don't Look Now

There's a large amount of violence in Dont' Look Now, but the teen characters strive to use it only as a last resort, for example employing non-lethal weapons like tasers instead of guns. Nevertheless, a corporate goon is tortured and beaten to death by one of Noa's compatriots. There are multiple gunfights, the use of nerve gas, a couple of instances of arson, and supporting characters are struck by bullets, sometimes fatally. Teens are also infected with a deadly fictional disease. The description of this mayhem is not particularly graphic, but the violence ratchets up significantly in this volume's climax.

Noa and Peter are attracted to each other, but they are thousands of miles apart. Peter's also hung up on his former girlfriend, and in one scene they end up in bed together (though it's not clear whether there's any sexual activity). Noa and Zeke are also attracted to each other and indulge in a little making out, although they're interrupted before things can proceed too far.

"Hell," "damn," "bitch," "bastard" and "ass" are used with some frequency, "s--t" once or twice.

Noa's mother was an addict. Some of the runaway teens use drugs, but they are not allowed to be part of Noa's gang.

Parents need to know that Don't Look Now, the sequel to Don't Turn Around, is a fast-paced, fairly realistic cyberthriller about teen hackers waging war against a sinister corporation that performs illegal medical experiments on unsuspecting runaways. There's a good deal of violence, including gunfights, the use of nerve gas, and instances of arson. Until this volume's climax, little of the mayhem is deadly. (An exception is the beating death of man.) The final scenes include many fatalities, among both the teens and the villains. The language is occasionally salty, with a "hell," "bitch," "bastard," "damn" and "s--t" here and there. The various teen characters flirt and sometimes make out with each other, but they're usually interrupted before things proceed too far. (Peter falls into bed with his former girlfriend, but it's unclear whether they engage in sexual activity.)