Violence
StrongMary describes repeated beatings and shows bruised arms. She reports both parents died by suicide.
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Rainbow Valley
Rainbow Valley is the seventh book in the chronology of the Anne of Green Gables series of novels by Lucy Maud Montgomery published in 1919, although it was the fifth book published. Whereas Anne Shirley was the main protagonist of the previous books, this novel focuses more on her six children and their interactions with the children of Anne's new neighbour and Presbyterian minister John Meredith.
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Parents Guide
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Project Gutenberg English HTML eBook 5343, https://www.gutenberg.org/files/5343/5343-h/5343-h.htm. Selected text only; other editions and adaptations unassessed.
Language
MildMary repeatedly uses mild exclamations such as 'darn'.
Alcohol, drugs & smoking
ModerateMary connects her parents' drinking with abuse, lost money and their deaths.
Frightening & intense themes
StrongA hungry runaway child fears return to an abusive carer; parental suicide and abandonment are discussed.
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