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Cover of A Magic Crystal? (Marvin Redpost)

A Magic Crystal? (Marvin Redpost)

Louis Sachar (2000)

SubgenreMiddle Grade Fantasy
Age groupChildren 5-8
Content ratingG
Pages89 (Quick Read (<250))
Setting
CSM age7
Goodreads3.87/5 (433)
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Content levels

ViolenceNone
Sexual contentNone
LanguageNone

Trigger warnings

Abandonment

Positive tags

FriendshipSelf-DiscoveryComing of AgeHeartwarming

Protagonist archetypes

Coming-of-Age ProtagonistOutcast / Loner

Tropes

Coming of AgeFish out of Water

Themes

FriendshipSocial AcceptanceGrowing upSchool LifeSelf-Worth

Synopsis

A small incident during recess threatens to turn nine-year-old Marvin into the outcast of his third-grade class.

Tags

Contemporary RealismSchool StorySlice of Life