The Green Glass Sea
Summary
It's 1943, and ten-year-old Dewey Kerrigan travels to New Mexico to live with her mathematician father at a secret government camp that officially doesn't exist. Along with other displaced children of scientists, she navigates life at Los Alamos during the Manhattan Project, where the first atomic bomb is being developed.
At a Glance
💬LanguageSignificant
⚔️ViolenceModerate
💋Romance & SexNone
🍷Drugs & AlcoholModerate
📋Other ContentModerate
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Language
💬 Does The Green Glass Sea have profanity or strong language?
ProfanityModerate
Blasphemy / Religious ProfanityModerate
Crude / Childish LanguageMild
Racial / Ethnic SlursSignificant
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| sh*t | |
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| b*st*rd | |
| b*tch | |
| bl**dy | |
| bug**r | |
| d*mn | |
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| h*ll | |
| cr*p |
Violence
⚔️ Is The Green Glass Sea violent or scary?
Graphic Violence / GoreNone
Disturbing / FrighteningModerate
Vulgar / Obscene GesturesNone
Bullying / Verbal CrueltyNone
Romance & Sex
💋 Romance and sexual content in The Green Glass Sea
Explicit Sexual ContentNone
Sexually SuggestiveNone
Kissing (Light / Peck)None
Kissing (Passionate)None
Heterosexual RomanceNone
Homosexual RomanceNone
Drugs & Alcohol
🍷 Drugs and alcohol in The Green Glass Sea
Illegal Drug UseNone
Legal Alcohol UseModerate
Implied / Referenced UseModerate
Other Content
📋 Other content in The Green Glass Sea
Medical / Body ProcessesNone
Heavy Emotional ThemesModerate
Deception / LyingMild
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