Pendragon series

Throughout the Pendragon series, violent events occur involving individuals being clawed to death and/or eaten by animalistic creatures. In the World War II-era scenes, Bobby finds out about soldiers being shot and killed. The Hindenburg airship explodes, killing 35 passengers. Some violent passages include descriptions of blood.

Bobby Pendragon has a girlfriend, Courtney, and they kiss and hold hands. At the end of the series, Bobby is an adult with a wife and readers "see" that they sleep in the same bed. Before he settles down, Bobby is tempted by a girl called Loor, but they just flirt with each other.

Curse words are used: "damn," "hell," "bulls--t."

Adults smoke tobacco during the World War II-era scenes to set the time period of the scene. Those parts also depict adult passengers on the Queen Mary drinking wine.

Parents need to know that the 10-volume Pendragon series tells the story of Bobby Pendragon, a space/time "Traveler" who learns to use his special gifts to protect the inhabitants of Halla -- the fantastical world where he lives -- from the diabolical villain Saint Dane. Like Harry Potter, Bobby -- age 14 in Book 1, The Merchant of Death -- grows up as the series progresses and becomes more skilled at using his powers. The books include a few curse words ("damn," "hell," "bulls--t"), the occasional boy-girl kiss, and a couple of scenes with adults smoking tobacco or drinking wine. Of more concern may be the degree of violence. Sensitive readers may be upset by the books' mention of dead and wounded soldiers, the Hindenburg disaster, and fantastical creatures that kill with claws and teeth.