Gingerbread
by Rachel Cohn
Age rating: Ages 13–17 · Teens
Age rating and Christian content guidance for parents.
First published 2002
Gingerbread is a contemporary YA novel about a teenage girl named Deedee who is dealing with her parents' divorce and her own identity.
Concern Level
Clean
Virtue Level
Thin
Concern Level
Clean
Virtue Level
Thin
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Things to consider
Higher = more presentDeedee kisses a boy named Dylan on the beach.
No violence is depicted in the story.
Mild language is used sparingly by characters.
No blasphemy is present in the text.
No substance abuse is featured in the plot.
No suicide or self-harm is depicted.
The story is not scary or frightening.
No occult or witchcraft elements are present.
No LGBTQ+ themes are prominent or affirmed.
The worldview presented is secular and contemporary.
Christians are not portrayed negatively.
Virtues to celebrate
Higher = stronger presenceDeedee shows courage in facing her family's changes.
Christian faith is not a focus of the narrative.
Deedee experiences budding romantic feelings for Dylan.
Themes of grace and repentance are absent.
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