Some Kind of Courage
Summary
Twelve-year-old Joseph has lost his parents and sister to accident and sickness. When a drunkard sells his beloved horse Sarah to a swindler, Joseph sets out on foot through the Northwest frontier to get her back, joined by a starving Chinese boy he meets along the way.
At a Glance
💬LanguageSignificant
⚔️ViolenceSignificant
💋Romance & SexNone
🍷Drugs & AlcoholMild
📋Other ContentHeavy
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Language
💬 Does Some Kind of Courage have profanity or strong language?
ProfanitySignificant
Blasphemy / Religious ProfanityMild
Crude / Childish LanguageNone
Racial / Ethnic SlursSignificant
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Violence
⚔️ Is Some Kind of Courage violent or scary?
Graphic Violence / GoreNone
Disturbing / FrighteningSignificant
Vulgar / Obscene GesturesNone
Bullying / Verbal CrueltyModerate
Romance & Sex
💋 Romance and sexual content in Some Kind of Courage
Explicit Sexual ContentNone
Sexually SuggestiveNone
Kissing (Light / Peck)None
Kissing (Passionate)None
Heterosexual RomanceNone
Homosexual RomanceNone
Drugs & Alcohol
🍷 Drugs and alcohol in Some Kind of Courage
Illegal Drug UseNone
Legal Alcohol UseMild
Implied / Referenced UseMild
Other Content
📋 Other content in Some Kind of Courage
Medical / Body ProcessesModerate
Heavy Emotional ThemesHeavy
Deception / LyingModerate
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