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Cover of A Box of Nothing

A Box of Nothing

Peter Dickinson (1985)

SubgenreChildren's Fantasy
Age groupChildren 5-8
Content ratingPG
Pages (Quick Read (<250))
Setting
CSM age7
Goodreads3.85
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Content levels

ViolenceMild
Sexual contentNone
LanguageNone

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Positive tags

AdventureSelf-DiscoveryFriendshipHopeful Ending

Protagonist archetypes

Fish out of WaterComing-of-Age Protagonist

Tropes

Portal FantasyFish out of WaterComing of AgeQuestFound Family

Themes

ImaginationDiscoveryTransformationFriendshipProblem SolvingWonder

Synopsis

After the man in the closed, empty shop gives James a box of nothing, he finds himself in the Dump, a bizarre world filled with strangely altered rubbish and large intelligent rats.

Tags

Portal FantasyTalking AnimalsSurreal FantasyAdventure