The Book of Storms
Ruth Hatfield
- Reading
- Consider checking in after the more intense confrontations, then discuss how the supernatural elements shape Danny’s search. The extent and context of the violence are unclear.
- Themes
- Searching for missing parents: After a storm, Danny finds his parents gone and seeks answers. The disappearance drives the search, but the available plot details do not establish how the story evaluates it or resolves it.
- Communication with plants and animals: Danny discovers he can hear the thoughts of plants and animals, and a shard of wood enables him to use this ability. This unusual ability is part of the adventure; whether the story presents it as beneficial, troubling or both is not established.
- Facing powerful enemies: Danny faces terrifyingly powerful enemies, including the demonic Sammael. The conflict is presented as dangerous, but the details do not establish its moral treatment or how it ends.
- Worth knowing
- The book contains profanity and graphic violence. Its terrifyingly powerful enemies and the disappearance of Danny’s parents may also be worth discussing with a reader who finds such themes unsettling.