The story touches on sensitive subjects such as the Holocaust, PTSD, and mental illness.

It follows what happens after main character Mac and his friends discover that someone has blacked out words and phrases in the books in their sixth grade classroom. Parents need to know that Attack of the Black Rectangles, by Amy Sarig King ( Me and Marvin Gardens) deals with themes of censorship, family and personal growth. There's a subtle mention of Mac's father having a drinking problem.ĭid you know you can flag iffy content? Adjust limits for Drinking, Drugs & Smoking in your kid's entertainment guide.

In an effort to get rid of his shame, Grandpa yells that he killed two men in Vietnam, once stole food because he was hungry, and used to spank his kids.ĭid you know you can flag iffy content? Adjust limits for Violence & Scariness in your kid's entertainment guide. Mac briefly worries about getting picked on and beat up when he gets to middle school because he's scared all the time. There's mention of an LGBTQ+ child being verbally bullied while walking home. She cries when they discover the personal things he's taken, including all of Mac's baseball gear. Mac's dad smashes a mug that's important to his mom out of anger and shows no remorse, he scares Mac by getting angry and driving erratically, and he robs his mom's house. He knows horrible.' Guns are mentioned in passing. Mac says, 'Grandad served two tours in the Vietnam war and has a Purple Heart Medal. Descriptions of historical atrocities including book burnings, the Holocaust, and gas chambers a book scene in which Jewish middle school-aged girls in a concentration camp are forced to shower naked in a large group in front of Nazi men.

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