What I Thought Was True

A mentally challenged boy falls in the water and has to be saved. There's a fistfight between two boys.

Gwen hooks up with several boys and has sex with Cass in her car, and later with another boy while drinking at a party. Her father catches her hooking up with one boy on the sand. Her cousin and best friend also are having sex and are very openly physically affectionate. Gwen's parents got married as teens after they found out she was on the way. There's talk of birth control, including condoms and the Pill, and eventually Gwen decides she "would so much be with someone who cared what he was doing than someone who knew what he doing."

A few uses of strong language, including "s--t," "f--king," and "ass."

Teens drink alcohol at parties on the beach and at their parents' homes. Gwen even has sex with a boy after they've both been drinking. Her grandfather smokes a pipe, and another teen smokes cigarettes, which her cousin also tries.

Parents need to know that What I Thought Was True is a summer romance that features some sexual content: Gwen hooks up with several boys and has sex with Cass in her car, and with another boy after drinking at a party. Her father catches her hooking up with a boy on the sand. Her cousin and best friend also are having sex and are also very openly physically affectionate. Gwen's own parents got married as teens after they found out she was on the way. There's talk of birth control, including condoms and the Pill. Gwen eventually she learns to be honest and trusting with Cass as they begin to build a relationship on more than just attraction. She also decides she "would so much be with someone who cared what he was doing than someone who knew what he doing." Teens drink alcohol at parties on the beach and at their parents' homes. In addition, her grandfather smokes a pipe, and another teen smokes cigarettes, which her cousin also tries. There are a few uses of strong language, including "s--t," "f--king," and "a--."