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Andrew and the Alchemist

Barbara Ninde Byfield (1977)

SubgenreHigh Fantasy

Age groupMiddle Grade 8-12

Content ratingPG

Pages (Quick Read (<250))

Setting

CSM age8

Goodreads3.87

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Content levels

ViolenceMild

Sexual contentNone

LanguageNone

Trigger warnings

Positive tags

Adventure Coming of Age Mentor Figure Quest Self-Discovery

Hero archetypes

Apprentice Orphan Coming-of-Age Hero

Protagonist archetypes

Coming-of-Age Protagonist

Tropes

Apprentice Coming of Age Magic Academy Medieval European Mentor Figure Orphan Quest

Themes

Coming of Age Discovery Learning and Growth Magic and Science Mentorship

Synopsis

Andrew, an eleven-year-old orphan, becomes apprenticed to an alchemist and begins a life of adventure.

Tags

Adventure FantasyHistorical Fantasy