Strider
Summary
Fourteen-year-old Leigh Botts writes in his diary about adjusting to high school, his parents' divorce, and a dog named Strider that he and his friend find abandoned on a beach. Through shared custody of Strider and his experiences on the track team, Leigh begins to accept his new life and discovers unexpected hope for the future.
At a Glance
💬LanguageNone
⚔️ViolenceNone
💋Romance & SexMild
🍷Drugs & AlcoholNone
📋Other ContentModerate
Language
💬 Does Strider have profanity or strong language?
ProfanityNone
Blasphemy / Religious ProfanityNone
Crude / Childish LanguageNone
Racial / Ethnic SlursNone
| f-word | |
| sh*t | |
| *ss | |
| b*st*rd | |
| b*tch | |
| bl**dy | |
| bug**r | |
| d*mn | |
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| h*ll | |
| cr*p |
Violence
⚔️ Is Strider violent or scary?
Graphic Violence / GoreNone
Disturbing / FrighteningNone
Vulgar / Obscene GesturesNone
Bullying / Verbal CrueltyNone
Romance & Sex
💋 Romance and sexual content in Strider
Explicit Sexual ContentNone
Sexually SuggestiveNone
Kissing (Light / Peck)None
Kissing (Passionate)None
Heterosexual RomanceMild
Homosexual RomanceNone
Drugs & Alcohol
🍷 Drugs and alcohol in Strider
Illegal Drug UseNone
Legal Alcohol UseNone
Implied / Referenced UseNone
Other Content
📋 Other content in Strider
Medical / Body ProcessesNone
Heavy Emotional ThemesModerate
Deception / LyingNone
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