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Children of the Dust

Louise Lawrence (1985)

SubgenreChildren's Fantasy
Age groupYA 12-17
Content ratingPG-13
Pages (Quick Read (<250))
Setting
CSM age13+
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Content levels

ViolenceStrong
Sexual contentNone
LanguageMild

Trigger warnings

Nuclear WarMass DeathGenocideRadiation SicknessChild HarmDeathGriefBody HorrorChronic IllnessDeath of ParentSurvival Horror

Positive tags

SurvivalHopeful EndingComing of AgeFound Family

Protagonist archetypes

Ensemble CastLast SurvivorComing-of-Age Protagonist

Tropes

Post-ApocalypticSurvivalMutant ProtagonistRadiation MutationFound FamilyComing of AgeLast SurvivorsNew World Order

Themes

SurvivalAdaptationEvolutionHope vs DespairHumanity RedefinedPrejudice and AcceptanceRebuilding CivilizationLegacy

Synopsis

After a nuclear war devastates the earth, a small band of people struggles for survival in a new world where children are born with strange mutations.

Tags

Post-Apocalyptic FictionScience FictionDystopianSurvival Fiction