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City of Ruins

Mark London Williams (2007)

SubgenreHigh Fantasy
Age groupMiddle Grade 8-12
Content ratingPG
Pages (Standard (250-400))
SeriesDanger Boy #4
Setting
CSM age10
Goodreads3.61
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Content levels

ViolenceMild
Sexual contentNone
LanguageNone

Trigger warnings

Plague/EpidemicTime Travel

Positive tags

AdventureFriendshipQuestFound Family

Protagonist archetypes

Time TravelerComing-of-Age ProtagonistFellowship

Tropes

Time TravelQuestFellowshipFish out of WaterComing of AgeNon-Western Setting

Themes

FriendshipHistory and ConsequencesTime and CausalityAncient CivilizationsResponsibilityAdventure

Synopsis

Having traced a dimensional rift to Jerusalem in 583 B.C.E., DARPA sends thirteen-year-old Eli and his friends into the past to try to prevent the unraveling of history and the spread of the deadly slow pox.

Is City of Ruins appropriate for my child?

Suitable for most readers 10 and up.

A middle-grade time travel adventure with sci-fi elements and historical settings. Mild peril from dimensional rifts and disease prevention missions, appropriate for the target age group.

What to know going in

This book has mild violence, no sexual content, and clean language. Content notes include plague/epidemic and time travel.

Who'll love this

Time-traveling teens race to fix history and stop a deadly plague in ancient Jerusalem—packed with adventure and friendship.

Tags

Time TravelScience FictionHistorical FantasyAdventure