The Johnstown Flood
Age rating: Ages 13–17 · Teens
Age rating and Christian content guidance for parents.
First published 2014
This book recounts the devastating Johnstown Flood of 1889, detailing the events leading up to, during, and after the disaster.
Concern Level
Heavy
Virtue Level
Present
Concern Level
Heavy
Virtue Level
Present
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Things to consider
Higher = more presentNo sexual content is present in this historical account.
The book graphically describes the flood's destruction and loss of life.
Profanity is absent from this factual narrative.
No blasphemous language appears in the text.
Substance abuse is not a theme in this book.
The sheer scale of death might be overwhelming.
Descriptions of the flood's devastation can be frightening.
Occult themes are not part of this historical event.
LGBTQ+ themes are not present in this book.
The book focuses on a historical event and human response.
Christians are not portrayed negatively in this book.
Virtues to celebrate
Higher = stronger presenceAccounts of survival and rescue show courage.
Faith is not a central theme, but resilience is.
Acts of helping others during the disaster show love.
Themes of loss, survival, and rebuilding are present.
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