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A Year Without Autumn

Liz Kessler (2011)

SubgenreMiddle Grade Fantasy
Age groupMiddle Grade 8-12
Content ratingPG
Pages (Quick Read (<250))
Setting
CSM age10
Goodreads4.05

Content levels

ViolenceNone
Sexual contentNone
LanguageNone

Trigger warnings

Anxiety

Heroine archetypes

Coming-of-Age Heroine

Synopsis

Twelve-year-old Jenni's much-anticipated vacation with her family and best friend Autumn goes awry when an old elevator transports her to a future in which everything has changed, and she must not only return to her time but find a way to prevent what she has seen from coming true.

Is A Year Without Autumn appropriate for my child?

Suitable for most readers 10 and up.

A gentle time-travel adventure about friendship and changing the future with mild peril but no violence, romance, or scary content. Perfect for middle grade readers who enjoy thoughtful, character-driven fantasy.

What to know going in

This book has no graphic violence, no sexual content, and clean language. Content notes include anxiety.

Who'll love this

Readers will love following Jenni through time as she races to save her best friend and fix a broken future.

Tags

Time TravelContemporary FantasyDystopian Elements