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Centaur Rising

Jane Yolen (2014)

SubgenreHigh Fantasy
Age groupMiddle Grade 8-12
Content ratingPG
Pages (Quick Read (<250))
Setting
CSM age10
Goodreads3.56

Content levels

ViolenceMild
Sexual contentNone
LanguageNone

Trigger warnings

AbleismChronic Illness

Heroine archetypes

Coming-of-Age Heroine

Synopsis

In 1965, a year after Arianne thinks she sees a shooting star land in the fields surrounding her family's horse farm, a baby centaur is born and the family, already under scrutiny because Arianne's six-year-old brother has birth defects, struggles to keep the colt a secret. A year after Arianne thinks she sees a shooting star land in the fields near her family's horse farm, a baby centaur is born and the family, already under scrutiny because her six-year-old brother has birth defects, struggles to keep the pony a secret.

Tags

Historical FantasyContemporary FantasyMagical Realism