Ruby
Age rating: Ages 14–17 · Young Adults
Age rating and Christian content guidance for parents.
First published 1994
Ruby is a young girl who lives in a peculiar and often unsettling household with her eccentric family.
Concern Level
Mixed
Virtue Level
Thin
Concern Level
Mixed
Virtue Level
Thin
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Things to consider
Higher = more presentNo sexual content is present in the narrative.
There are descriptions of unsettling events and implied past trauma.
The language is generally free of profanity.
No blasphemous content is present in the book.
There are hints of despair and difficult emotional states.
Themes of emotional distress and coping are present.
The atmosphere is often strange and unsettling, with disturbing imagery.
No occult or supernatural elements are featured.
No LGBTQ+ themes or characters are present.
The worldview is often cynical and focuses on the absurd.
No religious themes or characters are present.
Virtues to celebrate
Higher = stronger presenceRuby exhibits a quiet resilience in her strange environment.
No Christian faith elements are present in the story.
There are complex family dynamics and a search for connection.
The story explores themes of acceptance and finding one's place.
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