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BOOK RATINGS

When looking for yourself, or buying for others, it’s helpful to
understand the content of the books you’ll be selecting.
We support Book Cave in their efforts to make Ratings for Books
a common system for reading awareness.

•No swearing or use of deity as a swear •No swearing or use of deity as a swear
word (dang, darn, and other word (dang, darn, and other substitutes
substitutes okay) okay)
•May contain minimal crude humor •May contain mild crude humor
appropriate for young children and up appropriate for preteens and up
•No descriptions of nudity •No sex, or talking about having sex
•No sex or talking about sex •May contain mild kissing
•No kissing (except a quick peck or •May contain brief description of non-
two) sexual nudity
•May contain minimal violence or •May contain brief violence or bullying
horror (non-sexual)
•May contain minimal discrimination or •No drug, alcohol, or tobacco use by
bullying minors
•No drug, alcohol, or tobacco use by •May contain mild use of drug, alcohol, or
minors tobacco by adults
•May contain small mention of alcohol
and tobacco use by adults

•May contain up to 10 mild swear words (no f-bombs)
•May contain mild crude humor
•May contain mild, non-seductive talk about intimacy or mention of past sexual
relationship
•May contain passionate kissing
•May contain brief description of nudity
•May contain moderate violence
•No drug, alcohol, or tobacco use by minors unless it's minor usage in a negative
light
•May contain average mention of drug, alcohol, and tobacco use by adults