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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

Trigger warnings

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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.

Is A Nest for Celeste: A Story About Art, Inspiration, and the Meaning of Home appropriate for my child?

Suitable for most readers 8 and up.

Gentle historical tale featuring a mouse protagonist seeking home and belonging while observing real historical figure John James Audubon. Very mild peril appropriate for middle grade readers; no objectionable content.

What to know going in

This book has mild violence, no sexual content, and clean language.

Who'll love this

Kids who love animal stories and historical settings will enjoy following Celeste the mouse as she searches for a true home in 1820s New Orleans.

Tags

Historical FantasyAnimal ProtagonistLiterary Fiction