<div dir="ltr">It doesn't quite fit the dystopian definition, but you might look into <i>Running Out of Time </i>by Haddix. It hits some of the similar aspects of the genre and I don't recall any violence. However, you may want to know the family's viewpoints on vaccines before proceeding with this book.<div><br clear="all"><div><div dir="ltr" class="gmail_signature" data-smartmail="gmail_signature"><div dir="ltr"><div><div dir="ltr"><div dir="ltr"><div><span style="font-size:12.8px;color:rgb(0,0,0);font-family:garamond,serif">Mrs. Katie Contreras</span><br></div><div dir="ltr"><div style="font-size:12.8px"><font color="#000000" face="garamond, serif">School Librarian</font></div><div style="font-size:12.8px"><font color="#000000" face="garamond, serif">Emerson Middle School </font></div><div style="font-size:12.8px"><font color="#000000" face="garamond, serif">Park Ridge-Niles SD 64</font></div><div style="color:rgb(136,136,136);font-size:12.8px"><br></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div><br></div></div><br><div class="gmail_quote"><div dir="ltr" class="gmail_attr">On Wed, Feb 12, 2020 at 11:50 AM Emily Conradt via AISLE <<a href="mailto:aisle@list.railslibraries.info">aisle@list.railslibraries.info</a>> wrote:<br></div><blockquote class="gmail_quote" style="margin:0px 0px 0px 0.8ex;border-left:1px solid rgb(204,204,204);padding-left:1ex">
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<div>Dystopian is a tough one. There is so much that is horrible just by the definition of the genre. Is this student conservative Christian? There might be similar lists for other faiths, as well. I was able to find a list of Dystopian Christian novels
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<div>It's been a million years since I read it, is there violence in <i>Among the Hidden</i> by Haddix?</div>
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I have an ultra conservative student. Her 8th grade class is ready Dystopian. Her parents have requested she read a book in this genre but with NO violence. Any ideas?</div>
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