My 10-year-old was assigned to read this book for school and was so disturbed by reading the back cover alone that she was scared to go to bed by herself. When I finally got her calm, I sat down and read it myself and I must say that I find the content TOTALLY inappropriate for a 5th grader. The villian, Weasel, is a government "injun hunter" gone rogue, who now kills whoever and whatever he comes into contact with. At one point, he cuts out a victim's tongue and forces him to watch as he murders the guy's wife and their unborn baby. My child WILL NOT be reading this book any time soon, and the school will be hearing from me in the morning.