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Castle Barebane

Joan Aiken (1976)

SubgenreChildren's Fantasy
Age groupMiddle Grade 8-12
Content ratingPG
Pages (Quick Read (<250))
Setting
CSM age10
Goodreads3.64

Content levels

ViolenceNone
Sexual contentNone
LanguageNone

Trigger warnings

Abandonment

Hero archetypes

Outcast / Loner

Heroine archetypes

Coming-of-Age Heroine

Synopsis

Ruby Cathy feels left without friends, without comfort and without love. Then she meets Daphne Duprey, who is "cool, calm, cultured, sophisticated and refined" - everything that Ruby is not. Together, Ruby and Daphne build a relationship that gives each young woman a new understanding of strength, friendship and love.

Tags

Realistic FictionFriendship StoryCharacter-Driven