Content levels
Trigger warnings
Positive tags
Hero archetypes
Protagonist archetypes
Synopsis
Its about a middle aged man who loses everything to a scam artist and has to start from scratch. He tried many different jobs and never seems to be able to make it at one. He ends up adopting a mouthy orphan who aids him in his search to land a job. They end up in a high speed race, and cemetery, and undercover job dealing with shrinking corpses. n amazing book, its never dull.
Is Hard Sell appropriate for my child?
Suitable for most readers 10 and up.
A lighthearted fantasy adventure about resilience and found family, featuring a down-on-his-luck protagonist and an orphan companion encountering quirky jobs and misadventures. Mild peril and references to death (cemetery setting, shrinking corpses) but treated with humor rather than graphic detail.
What to know going in
This book has mild violence, no sexual content, and mild language. Content notes include death and abandonment.
Who'll love this
Kids will enjoy the comedic misadventures, the unlikely friendship between the protagonist and the mouthy orphan, and the variety of strange jobs and situations they encounter.