Content levels
Trigger warnings
Positive tags
Heroine archetypes
Protagonist archetypes
Synopsis
Mrs. Dunphrey agrees not to read the private entries written in her students' English journals, thus Tish Bonner finds herself pouring her emotions into her book in an effort to relieve the pressures in her life that she feels she cannot discuss with anyone.
Is Don't You Dare Read This, Mrs. Dunphrey appropriate for my child?
Suitable for most readers 12 and up.
A realistic middle grade novel dealing with family abandonment and emotional pressure through journal entries. Addresses mature themes like absent parents and household stress, but handles them age-appropriately with hopeful resolution.
What to know going in
This book has no graphic violence, no sexual content, and mild language. Content notes include emotional abuse, abandonment, and family dysfunction (see the full list above).
Who'll love this
Tish's honest journal about her overwhelming home life feels real and relatable when everything seems out of control.