![]() ![]() ![]() There's lots of talk of how they were orphaned and a view of a London slum with despair and death all around. Riley and Native American Chevie (hooray for girls in sci-fi!) face nonstop danger, including kidnapping, fighting for their lives in an arena, poisoning, and more. His assistant, 14-year-old Riley, is the reluctant one. ![]() ![]() The villain isn't the reluctant assassin - he's very willing to kill and does it often, both for hire and for himself, with some gory detail. The publishers recommend this exhilarating time travel read for ages 12 and up, but it seems a better fit for teens who've already digested many high-action, high-violence PG-13 movies. Parents need to know that The Reluctant Assassin is the start of a series from the author of the bestselling Artemis Fowl series, so many kids will want to read it. Slum residents roll up wallpaper to smoke the glue that's attached.ĭid you know you can flag iffy content? Adjust limits for Drinking, Drugs & Smoking in your kid's entertainment guide. Mentions of Chevie's dad drinking to excess and Garrick's father going to the slum to drink himself to death. Victorian teen boys drink at breakfast (Chevie doesn't approve). ![]()
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