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Ancient Fire

Mark London Williams (2001)

SubgenreEpic Fantasy
Age groupMiddle Grade 8-12
Content ratingPG
Pages (Standard (250-400))
SeriesDanger Boy #1
Setting
CSM age10
Goodreads3.66
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Content levels

ViolenceMild
Sexual contentNone
LanguageNone

Trigger warnings

Not yet tagged

Positive tags

AdventureFound FamilyFriendshipQuestHeartwarming

Hero archetypes

Coming-of-Age HeroTime Traveler

Heroine archetypes

Time Traveler

Protagonist archetypes

Non-Human ProtagonistDuo / PartnersTime-Displaced

Tropes

Time TravelFish out of WaterFound FamilyPortal FantasyFellowshipQuestComing of AgeNon-Western Setting

Themes

Friendship Across DifferencesIdentityTime and ConsequenceCultural ClashAdventureDiscovery

Synopsis

A twelve-year-old boy from the twenty-first century, a girl from medieval Alexandria, Egypt, and a super-intelligent young saurian from an alternative Earth--each for different reasons--join together in travels through time and space.

Is Ancient Fire appropriate for my child?

Suitable for most readers 10 and up.

A middle grade time-travel adventure featuring a diverse trio of protagonists from different eras and worlds. Likely contains mild peril and action appropriate for the target age group.

What to know going in

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

Who'll love this

Kids will love the exciting time-travel adventures with a dinosaur companion and friends from different time periods exploring history together.

Tags

Time TravelScience FictionAdventureHistorical Fiction