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Any Day Now

August Derleth (1938)

SubgenreHigh Fantasy
Age groupAdult 18+
Content ratingPG-13
Pages (Standard (250-400))
SeriesSac Prairie Saga #
Setting
CSM age16

Content levels

ViolenceMild
Sexual contentModerate
LanguageModerate

Trigger warnings

Substance Abuse

Synopsis

A coming-of-age story set against the backdrop of the emerging radicalized culture of the 1960s throughout the eastern United States serves as a commentary on the nation as experienced by members of an isolated hippie commune.

Is Any Day Now appropriate for my child?

Suitable for most readers 16 and up.

Features hippie commune life in the 1960s with likely depictions of drug use, counterculture values, and social radicalization. Mature themes about questioning authority and societal norms.

What to know going in

This book has mild violence, moderate sexual content, and moderate language. Content notes include substance abuse.

Who'll love this

Teens interested in the 1960s counterculture movement and coming-of-age stories set during turbulent social change will find this engaging.

Tags

Literary FictionHistorical FictionSocial Commentary