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An Impossumble Summer

B. W. Clough (1992)

SubgenreHigh Fantasy
Age groupMiddle Grade 8-12
Content ratingG
Pages (Quick Read (<250))
Setting
CSM age8
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Content levels

ViolenceNone
Sexual contentNone
LanguageNone

Trigger warnings

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Positive tags

AdventureFriendshipHumorSelf-Discovery

Heroine archetypes

Coming-of-Age HeroineFish out of Water

Protagonist archetypes

Coming-of-Age Protagonist

Tropes

Fish out of WaterComing of AgeFound FamilyUrban Fantasy

Themes

AdaptationFamilyLuck and FortuneNew BeginningsCultural Adjustment

Synopsis

After years of living abroad, ten-year-old Rianne and her family move to Reston, Virginia, where the acquaintance of a talking possum seems to influence the luck in their lives--sometimes for better and sometimes for worse.

Is An Impossumble Summer appropriate for my child?

Suitable for most readers 8 and up.

A gentle, whimsical story about a ten-year-old adjusting to life in a new place with help from a magical talking possum. No content concerns—appropriate for elementary readers.

What to know going in

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

Who'll love this

Kids will enjoy the magical talking animal companion and the ups and downs of settling into a new home and making friends.

Tags

Contemporary FantasyAnimal FantasySlice of Life