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A Long, Long Sleep (UniCorp #1)

Anna Sheehan (2011)

SubgenreFairy Tale Retelling
Age groupYA 12-17
Content ratingPG-13
Pages352 (Standard (250-400))
SeriesUniCorp #1
Setting
CSM age13
Goodreads3.81/5 (7524)

Content levels

ViolenceModerate
Sexual contentMild
LanguageMild

Synopsis

Rosalinda had been asleep for 62 years when she was woken by a kiss. Locked away in slumber, the 16-year-old Rose slept straight through dark times that killed millions and utterly changed the world. Hailed upon her awakening as the long-lost heir to an interplanetary empire, she is thrust alone into a dangerous future.

Is A Long, Long Sleep (UniCorp #1) appropriate for my child?

Suitable for most readers 13 and up.

This YA sci-fi retelling contains moderate violence related to dark times that killed millions, mild romantic content (awakening kiss), and themes of loss and isolation as the protagonist adjusts to a drastically changed world.

What to know going in

This book has moderate violence, mild sexual content, and mild language. Content notes include captivity, death, mass death, and grief.

Who'll love this

Teens will be drawn to the Sleeping Beauty twist where a girl wakes up 62 years later to find herself heir to an interplanetary empire in a dangerous new world.

Tags

Science Fiction RomanceSleeping Beauty RetellingDystopianSpace Opera