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Children of Time

Deborah Moulton (1989)

SubgenreHigh Fantasy
Age groupMiddle Grade 8-12
Content ratingPG
Pages (Standard (250-400))
Setting
CSM age10
Goodreads3.97
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Content levels

ViolenceMild
Sexual contentNone
LanguageNone

Trigger warnings

CaptivityChild HarmKidnappingMental Illness

Positive tags

SurvivalComing of AgeAdventureCourage

Hero archetypes

Coming-of-Age Hero

Protagonist archetypes

Reluctant HeroFish out of Water

Tropes

Fish out of WaterComing of AgeReluctant HeroCaptivityRebellionDystopian Government

Themes

Freedom vs ControlIdentitySurvivalGovernment OppressionComing of AgeCourageResilience

Synopsis

David reluctantly obeys the laws of the computer-controlled government of the future which demands that every child spend every other month with a foster parent until he is imprisoned by a mad woman in a castle with hundreds of other children.

Tags

DystopianScience FantasyAdventure