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No violence
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No profanity
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No sexual content
Substance Use
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No substance use
Emotional Intensity
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No significant psychological content
What this book is about
Egan visits the village of Instep, which lives in pleasurable terror of the Megrimum, a monster that moans from atop Kneeknock Rise. When Egan climbs the Rise and discovers the truth, the villagers are not pleased — they prefer their comfortable terror. Babbitt's Newbery Honor book is a gentle allegory about the human need for mystery and the discomfort of rational explanations.
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