A spirited 78-year-old Southern woman forms an unlikely bond with a teenage delinquent through faith, food, and humor.
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A spirited 78-year-old Southern woman forms an unlikely bond with a teenage delinquent through faith, food, and humor.
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She has as much business keeping a stray dog as she would walking across Egyptwhich not so incidentally is the title of her favorite hymn. She's Mattie Rigsbee, an independent, strong-minded senior citizen who, at seventy-eight, might be slowing down just a bit. When teenage delinquent Wesley Benfield drops in on her life, he is even less likely a companion than the stray dog. But, of course, the dog never tasted her mouth-watering pound cake. Wise and witty, down-home and real, Walking Across E...
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Sexual content
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No romantic or sexual content depicted
Violence & gore
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Mild peril tied to delinquency and past trouble; no graphic violence
Profanity
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Occasional mild Southern vernacular; little strong profanity
Substance use
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No evidence found in available sources
LGBTQ+ Rep.
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No evidence found in available sources
Religious content
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Churchgoing heroine; hymns, faith, and Christian values central to story
Magic & witchcraft
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No magic or witchcraft present
Occult / demonology
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No occult or demonology content present
Political content
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Light social themes on aging, independence, and conservative attitudes
Self-harm / suicide
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No evidence found in available sources
Abuse & suffering
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Child neglect and abuse in teen's troubled backstory; not graphic
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