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Battle for Wizard Island

Steve Westover (2012)

SubgenreEpic Fantasy
Age groupMiddle Grade 8-12
Content ratingPG
Pages (Quick Read (<250))
SeriesCrater Lake #1
Setting
CSM age10
Goodreads3.94
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Content levels

ViolenceMild
Sexual contentNone
LanguageNone

Trigger warnings

AbandonmentDeath of Parent

Positive tags

AdventureComing of AgeQuestSurvivalSelf-Discovery

Protagonist archetypes

Coming-of-Age ProtagonistReluctant Hero

Tropes

Coming of AgeQuestFound FamilyFish out of WaterReluctant HeroPortal FantasyLost Civilization

Themes

Coming of AgeFamily BondsSurvivalSelf-DiscoveryResponsibilityOvercoming Fear

Synopsis

Angry at his parents for sending him to stay with crazy Uncle Bart at Crater Lake National Park, Ethan discovers that he will do anything to get them back after they, and all of the other adults in the park, get swallowed into the earth.

Is Battle for Wizard Island appropriate for my child?

Suitable for most readers 10 and up.

Kids face peril when adults disappear, requiring them to work together for survival. Contains some scary situations and mild action sequences appropriate for middle-grade readers.

What to know going in

This book has mild violence, no sexual content, and clean language. Content notes include death of parent and abandonment.

Who'll love this

An exciting adventure where kids have to save their parents after they mysteriously vanish at Crater Lake.

Tags

Adventure FantasySurvival StoryPortal Fantasy