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Cover of Armageddon Summer

Armageddon Summer

Jane Yolen;Bruce Coville (1998)

SubgenreHigh Fantasy
Age groupYA 12-17
Content ratingPG
Pages (Standard (250-400))
Setting
CSM age13
Goodreads3.57
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Content levels

ViolenceMild
Sexual contentNone
LanguageMild

Trigger warnings

Religious ExtremismManipulationIsolation

Positive tags

Coming of AgeFriendshipSelf-DiscoveryHopeful Ending

Hero archetypes

Coming-of-Age Hero

Heroine archetypes

Coming-of-Age Heroine

Protagonist archetypes

Duo / PartnersFish out of Water

Tropes

Coming of AgeFish out of WaterFound FamilyForbidden LoveReluctant Hero

Themes

Faith vs DoubtComing of AgeIdentityFree Will vs IndoctrinationFamily PressureCritical ThinkingPeer Connection

Synopsis

Fourteen-year-old Marina and sixteen-year-old Jed accompany their parents' religious cult, the Believers, to await the end of the world atop a remote mountain, where they try to decide what they themselves believe.

Tags

Contemporary FantasyRealistic FictionReligious FictionDual POV