We Are the Ants by Shaun David Hutchinson

Other sexual content includes some kissing and light making out. Frank language describes teen male sexuality, frequently mentioning masturbation and referencing genitalia with terms such as 'd-k,' 'prick,' and 'balls.' Strong language is frequent and also includes variations of 's-t' and 'f-k,' 'asshole,' and more. Parents need to know that We Are the Ants explores mature themes, including grief, teen suicide, depression, bullying, and bad relationships as narrator Henry, who's been repeatedly abducted by aliens, tries and most often fails to find a reason to save the world from total destruction. Henry's mother chain-smokes.ĭid you know you can flag iffy content? Adjust limits for Drinking, Drugs & Smoking in your kid's entertainment guide. A pregnant woman worries about past pot smoking before she knew she was pregnant. Being popular is described as 'teenage heroin.' Guzzling mNyQuilentioned. A teen is rumored to be 'going off the rails' with booze and pills. A teen dry-swallows a pill in a school bathroom. Making cheap vodka taste better by filtering it is mentioned. Mom has several vodka tonics at a tense family dinner.

Mom gives her teen sons wine on Thanksgiving. Teens drink beer and alcohol at parties and are mentioned being drunk or stoned. Fantasy violence involves being painfully experimented on by aliens, including several mentions that they don't do anal probing, mention of a man being tased, and a dozen or so doomsday scenarios.ĭid you know you can flag iffy content? Adjust limits for Violence & Scariness in your kid's entertainment guide. A teen goes into premature labor blood, bloodstains, stillbirth, and miscarriage are briefly discussed. Another attack includes attempted rape and a broken wrist with the pain described briefly. Self-inflicted violence such as cutting mentioned once or twice. Past spousal and child abuse mentions spanking with wooden spoon hard enough to break the handle and rupturing a 9-year-old's spleen during a beating. Bullies bind their victim's hands, gag him, kick him in the testicles, pour paint all over him, and post pictures of him on social media. A few fights with punching and kicking occasionally mention blood briefly and describe the pain briefly.

We Are the Ants by Shaun David Hutchinson