One of Us Is Lying
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Abandonment
Is a child abandoned by a parent?
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Nate’s mother
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Abuse
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Is someone stalked?
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To an extent, yes. Big yes for the second book.
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Is there domestic violence?
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Anonymous
A main character is neglected by his father, and another goes through verbal abuse over his sexuality.
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Addiction
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AnAvidReader
One of the main characters deals drugs, mostly out of desperation.
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Does someone abuse alcohol?
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janayem
A main character's parent abuses alcohol throughout the book.
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Assault
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In the book, it is implied that a character's boyfriend would not accept a "no", at least without some upset.
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Bodily Harm
Is there shaving/cutting?
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kat_c
there are a few mentions of SH throughout the book. one of them being addy wondering if janae is “sl*tying her wrists to go join símon” and another time it is briefly mentioned a character had scares from a failed s*icide attempt
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Does someone struggle to breathe?
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indigostars
Simon dies of an anaphylactic reaction after eating peanuts
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Does a head get squashed?
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Not squashed, but Addie’s head gets pounded into the ground and she gets a hairline fracture
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Does someone break a bone?
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Theatrekid123
Yes but just a hairline fracture
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Does someone fall to their death?
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Anonymous
Yes, in the second book. In the TV show someone is at a tall ledge and threatened, but is fine.
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Children
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Does a kid die?
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LiliMonty
Simon, a teen, dies at the beginning.
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Creepy Crawly
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Disability
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Drugs/Alcohol
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Family
Does a parent die?
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Romana
One of the characters lies about the death of his mum (but she's actually alive).
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Fear
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Gross
Does someone vomit?
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elhopper11
Guys this is the BOOK. Idk abt the other versions, but in my book it’s on page 94 after Nate gets out of the car. He talks abt how his father vomited and that he has to clean it.
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Large-scale Violence
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Law Enforcement
Is there copaganda?
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If anything, cops are a negative force.
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LGBTQ+
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Medical
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Does someone have cancer?
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ArtemisJellyfish
One of the main character's sister had leukemia and it is mentioned a few times
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Mental Health
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ArtemisJellyfish
Mention of scars and a side character's suicide attempt
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Simon
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A character is mentioned to have survived a suicide attempt before the events of the book. Also Major spoiler: Simon, the person mentioned to die in the book’s synopsis and who people assume was a murder victim, turns out to have committed suicide. Major plot point discovered towards the end of the book
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Does someone say "I'll kill myself"?
National Suicide Prevention Lifeline (1-800-273-8255)
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Is there a claustrophobic scene?
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In the TV show, two characters hide under a desk, but they're not in extreme discomfort and one side is open.
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Major spoiler: Simon, the person mentioned to die in the book’s synopsis and who people assume was a murder victim, turns out to have committed suicide. Major plot point discovered towards the end of the book
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Noxious
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Pregnancy
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Are there babies or unborn children?
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Passing mention of someone who was outed as being pregnant. This is the only mention of this person
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Prejudice
Are there homophobic slurs?
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Romana
One of the main characters mentions that his Dad has used slurs in the past
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Relationships
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Sex
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Are there incestuous relationships?
National Sexual Assault Hotline 800.656.4673
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Is there sexual content?
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Romana
Some intense make-out, but nothing more.
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Sickness
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Social
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Vehicular
Does a car honk or tires screech?
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It's a book so not audibly
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Does a car crash?
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2jumpingjenny
Car crashes are mentioned more than once.
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Is there gun violence?
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There are no gun violence scenes but school shootings are mentioned multiple times.
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