![]() Teens and adults smoke cigarettes and consume alcohol to excess - including drinking and driving - and teens smoke a joint in one scene. ![]() There's also a disturbing scene in which a young woman does a very sexual strip tease for an old man and a teenager. ![]() Teens in the book think about sex a lot they masturbate, and one teen boy has sex with his girlfriend. The Round House explains laws governing Native American reservations and how jurisdiction over crimes committed on or near a reservation is determined. There's also prejudice against Native Americans and plenty of profanity (including "s-t," "bulls-t," "dick," "cock," "p-y," "twat," and "f-k") and talk about sex. Parents of teen readers should be advised that The Round House includes rape and murder, violent beatings, and violence against women. The story is narrated by 13-year-old Joe, whose coming-of-age challenges are magnified by other painful experiences. The plot also digs into legal and cultural obstacles Native Americans face. ![]() It's a rich, complex, and breathtaking novel with a teen narrator but adult content, as it deeply explores rape survival - for both the victim and her family. Parents need to know that Louise Erdrich's The Round House won the National Book Award for fiction in 2012. ![]()
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