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Book of Reality

John Peel (2006)

SubgenreChildren's Fantasy
Age groupMiddle Grade 8-12
Content ratingPG
Pages (Standard (250-400))
SeriesDiadem (John Peel) #9
Setting
CSM age10
Goodreads4.05
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Content levels

ViolenceMild
Sexual contentNone
LanguageNone

Trigger warnings

SlaveryDeception

Positive tags

AdventureFound FamilyFriendshipQuest

Hero archetypes

Fish out of Water

Heroine archetypes

Warrior / Soldier

Protagonist archetypes

FellowshipMultiple POVsComing-of-Age Protagonist

Tropes

FellowshipFish out of WaterQuestVirtual RealityHidden IdentityHomecoming Gone Wrong

Themes

IdentityFamilyBetrayalVirtual Reality vs RealityFreedomFriendship

Synopsis

When Pixel, Jenna, Score, and Helaine journey back to Calomir, Pixel's home planet of virtual reality to meet his parents, the four magic users find treachery, slavery, and deceit instead of the happy homecoming they were expecting.

Is Book of Reality appropriate for my child?

Suitable for most readers 10 and up.

Four young magic users encounter treachery and slavery when visiting a virtual reality world. Mild peril and themes of deception appropriate for middle grade readers.

What to know going in

This book has mild violence, no sexual content, and clean language. Content notes include slavery and deception.

Who'll love this

An exciting adventure where a group of friends with magical powers must face danger when a homecoming goes terribly wrong.

Tags

Science FantasyVirtual RealityAdventure FantasyMagic System