Ratings

Family Friendly Content

Title: Earth’s Secret Alliance: Roswell – First Contact
Tone/Audience: Family (middle grade through adult)
Setting: 1947 Roswell and surrounding military locations

Book	Rating
Charlie’s Big Chance	Rated PG for mild violence and peril.
Roswell: First Contact	Rated PG-13 for thematic elements and mild wartime tension.
Negotiations	Rated PG-13 for social and moral themes.
The Good, The Bad, and The Undecided	Rated PG-13 for psychological and ethical conflict.
Defying Gravity	Rated PG-13 for thematic elements and mild gender bias.
The Woundless War	Rated PG-13 for mature themes, brief references to alcohol and relationships, and non-graphic depictions of conflict.
From Roswell to Area 51	Includes all the warnings above.

Values

Ethics: Characters model conscience, and moral choices.
Core themes: Courage, integrity, honesty, compassion for the stranger, protecting the vulnerable, keeping promises, and seeking peace.
Moral framework: The story affirms the sanctity of life; heroes strive to prevent harm even when under pressure.

Violence/Peril

No graphic violence. Tension comes from chases, military standoffs, and the risk of discovery.
Non-lethal solutions emphasized. Advanced technology is used defensively; the pacifist aliens set a no-harm rule.
Mildly intense moments: A crash site, a covert barn examination of non-human bodies (grown decoys) with no gore. These scenes are handled with restraint and curiosity, not shock.

Language & Behavior

Clean language. No profanity or crude humor.
Period setting: 1947 attitudes are depicted with care and restraint. Any bias is shown contextually and not endorsed; slurs are avoided.

Sexual Content & Substance Use

None. No sexual content, nudity, or innuendo. No alcohol, tobacco, or drug use by main characters.
Characters discuss the possibility of dating in The Woundless War and From Roswell to Area 51.

Scary Elements

Moderate mystery/suspense: Dim barns, night patrols, unfamiliar technology.
Creature/alien design: Humanoid and non-threatening; wonder over horror.

Disability & Family

Positive representation: Charlie, a young reporter who uses a wheelchair, is portrayed with agency, intelligence, and courage.
Family dynamics: Respectful parent-child tension about safety and responsibility resolves toward trust.

Animal Welfare

Gentle pet content: A dog (Sandy) accompanies scenes and helps alert characters—no harm to animals.

Specifics and Spoilers

Charlie’s Big Chance

The worst part is when a soldier kidnaps Charlie’s dad, and she rescues him.

The soldier scowled and got in Dad’s face. “Tell me who wrote it!”
When Dad didn’t answer, the soldier gave him a backhanded slap. Dad’s face whipped to the side, but he looked back defiantly. He spat something red and wet to the concrete, but still said nothing. The soldier raised his hand again.
I couldn’t take it anymore. “Stop!” I screamed. “I wrote it.”

Roswell: First Contact

The worst part is when Adam Rabinowitz gets captured.

The guard held out his hand. “Can I see those papers?”
Rabinowitz couldn’t even remember deciding his next action. In a jolt of panic, his foot slammed down on the gas pedal.
“Hey, what are you—”
The guard was cut off as the jeep lurched forward. Rabinowitz’s heart hammered, and for a moment he thought he’d got past them, but then a hand caught his uniform. The guard’s muscled arm dragged Rabinowitz out onto the dusty road.

“Gosh darn it! What did you do that for?” one of the guards said.
“He must know something about the aliens. Tie him up, and I’ll notify General Scornson.”

Negotiations

The worst part is when the aliens discover what meat is, and since they, and every animal on their planet, is vegetarian they become fearful of humans.

“Where is the meat?”
The Zalmen blinked at him.
“What is meat? Your television showed these odd-shaped items on plates, but we were not able to identify them,” Joanua said.
“…when we talk about the meat from a chicken, we are not referring to the eggs. We are referring to…the…the…bird…itself.”
“Do we understand you correctly? You are saying that you eat the flesh of another living creature?”
“No,” Ryan protested, “they are not living when—”
“How barbaric!” Edugra burst out. She stood up so quickly that her chair flew back, hit and absorbed into the wall. She stormed out of the room, followed quickly by Joanua, with Sarara and Kanara rushing Janara and Takar out.
Agugua set down his utensils and pointed at the humans. When he spoke through the translator, his words were quiet, though his voice shook with barely contained emotion. “You will leave,” he said. He pointed to himself and the other Zalmen. “We will discuss this.”

The Good, The Bad, and The Undecided

General Newman is blackmailed into spying on another officer.

“What!?” Scornson barked suddenly. Gone was the smug feline. In its place was a rabid hound. “Are you a coward? Don’t lose your nerve now. Jones is a traitor. Are you one too?”
Red Alert! All of Newman’s instincts screamed at him. It was a threat, and he knew it.
“If you chicken out now, I’ll have you arrested as a traitor.”
“But—I’m not!” Newman protested.
“And you have proof of that?” Scornson challenged. “You were the one spying on a superior officer, weren’t you?”
“Under your orders.”
“It would be your word against mine, wouldn’t it? And I have friends everywhere. Don’t be expecting a fair trial.”

Defying Gravity

It’s hard to think of what’s the worst scene, but I think it’s this one.

“Doctor? This girl? She’s a teenager. What could she possibly be a doctor of? The kitchen?”
“The culinary ahrts have chefs, not doctors,” Mary corrected snidely. She had a harder time controlling her accent when angry and already knew that she wouldn’t like this man one bit.
Harper flashed his teeth in a sharp grin. “Oh… I’m sorry, doll; I didn’t know we had a scholar on the team.”
“At least I am a scholar. What’s your education? Kindergarten? And don’t call me doll!”
His face flushed red, and at his sides, his hands were clenched into fists.
Quinn’s eyes went wide and darted between the two of them. His own hands made an aborted movement like he wanted to intervene but wasn’t sure how. He touched Harper’s shoulder, but was roughly brushed aside.
“I will not be spoken down to by a girl,” Harper said forcefully. “I’m the chief engineer here. I’m the one in charge! You—will—listen—to—me.”

The Woundless War

Jones does some pre-relationship counciling, for a soldier under his command.

“Now, I’m sure you know that there’s no regulations against you dating a civilian. So, you must be concerned that being such a strong man, that you might hurt such a frail lady as Miss Warren.”
Abbott looked at Jones with empty, almost watery eyes.
“The fact that you are concerned means you are not going to hurt her when you are in your right mind, so limit your alcohol. No matter how bad your day gets, or how much you want to celebrate, if you hit her when you’re drunk, you will cause permanent injury or death and the party’s over. Do you understand?”
“Yes, sir.”
“And I’ll put this in terms you’ll understand. While love will make you strong, sex will tear you down mentally and physically. I’ve seen many good men doubt themselves and their worth. The next thing I know, they’re taking suicide missions and not coming back.”

From Roswell to Area 51

The novel contains all the scenes above.

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