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A Place to Hide

Robert Westall (1994)

SubgenreLow Fantasy
Age groupYA 12-17
Content ratingPG-13
Pages (Quick Read (<250))
Setting
CSM age13
Goodreads3.78

Content levels

ViolenceModerate
Sexual contentNone
LanguageMild

Synopsis

This book is also titled: A Place For Me When the British government decides to have her father killed for exposing political corruption, eighteen-year-old Lucy is forced to leave her home and establish a new identity.

Is A Place to Hide appropriate for my child?

Suitable for most readers 13 and up.

Parents should know this book deals with a government conspiracy to assassinate Lucy's father for exposing corruption, forcing her to go into hiding and create a new identity. It involves political violence and themes of persecution.

What to know going in

This book has moderate violence, no sexual content, and mild language. Content notes include murder, death, and political violence (see the full list above).

Who'll love this

Teens will be gripped by Lucy's desperate flight from government agents and her struggle to survive while building a completely new life.

Tags

ThrillerPolitical FictionContemporary Fantasy