Content levels
Trigger warnings
Positive tags
Hero archetypes
Heroine archetypes
Protagonist archetypes
Synopsis
Fifteen-year-old Derek, son of the recently deceased American ambassador to the Soviet Union, decides to smuggle a Russian dissident's daughter out of Moscow and achieves a greater understanding of himself, his principles, and his deep-seated feelings for his father.
Is Dissidents appropriate for my child?
Suitable for most readers 13 and up.
This 1989 Cold War thriller follows a teen navigating political danger in Soviet Moscow while processing his father's death. Contains mild tension and peril related to smuggling but no graphic violence or sexual content.
What to know going in
This book has mild violence, no sexual content, and mild language. Content notes include captivity, death of parent, and political violence.
Who'll love this
Teens will connect with Derek's emotional journey as he attempts a daring rescue while discovering who he really is and what he believes in.