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Violence
Barely any
Adventure peril; some dangers underground; no graphic violence
Language
None
No profanity
Sexual Content
None
No sexual content
Substance Use
None
No substance use
Emotional Intensity
None
No disturbing content; pure adventure
What this book is about
Professor Otto Lidenbrock discovers a coded message indicating that an earlier explorer reached the center of the Earth. With his reluctant nephew Axel and their Icelandic guide Hans, he descends into the volcano Snæfellsjökull and travels through underground seas, prehistoric landscapes, and geological wonders. Verne's 1864 adventure novel is a foundational text of science fiction, and its enthusiasm for science as a mode of discovery still communicates across 160 years.
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