Etta Spencer is a 17-year-old violin prodigy in modern-day New York City on the brink of her professional debut. PASSENGER is an epic thriller about two teen time-travelers. The threat of violence is of more concern than the actual violence, but there are some ruthless characters willing to kill, and there's a small body count and people left for dead. Though the romantic tension and longing is high, there's only one love scene, and it's tastefully written in a "fade-to-black" sentence. There are a few instances when "Negro" or "slave" or "colored" are used, although there are relatively few curse words for a young-adult novel. Since the book's protagonists are an 18th-century sailor who's the son of a slave (and her master) and a 21st-century virtuoso violinist who's a white feminist, author Alexandra Bracken doesn't shy away from discussing issues of race and gender, both in a historical and a contemporary context. Parents need to know that Passenger is a globe-trotting time-travel adventure that spans centuries and should appeal to readers who like big concepts, detailed characterization, and slow-burning romance. Sailors drink, a couple to excess and one so much that he makes inappropriate comments.ĭid you know you can flag iffy content? Adjust limits for Drinking, Drugs & Smoking in your kid's entertainment guide.
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