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Cover of A Nest for Celeste: A Story About Art, Inspiration, and the Meaning of Home

A Nest for Celeste: A Story About Art, Inspiration, and the Meaning of Home

Henry Cole (2010)

SubgenreEpic Fantasy
Age groupMiddle Grade 8-12
Content ratingPG
Pages (Quick Read (<250))
Setting
CSM age8
Goodreads3.88
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Content levels

ViolenceMild
Sexual contentNone
LanguageNone

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Positive tags

HeartwarmingSelf-DiscoveryFriendshipFound Family

Hero archetypes

ApprenticeArtist

Protagonist archetypes

Non-Human Protagonist

Tropes

Found FamilyComing of AgeFish out of WaterMentor FigureQuest

Themes

BelongingHome and IdentityArt and CreativityInspirationFriendship Across SpeciesHistorical Observation

Synopsis

Celeste, a mouse longing for a real home, becomes a source of inspiration to teenaged Joseph, assistant to the artist and naturalist John James Audubon, at a New Orleans, Louisiana, plantation in 1821.

Tags

Historical FantasyAnimal ProtagonistLiterary Fiction