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Contact

Chris Morphew (2009)

SubgenreHigh Fantasy
Age groupMiddle Grade 8-12
Content ratingPG
Pages (Standard (250-400))
SeriesThe Phoenix Files #2
Setting
CSM age10
Goodreads4.14
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Content levels

ViolenceMild
Sexual contentNone
LanguageMild

Trigger warnings

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Positive tags

AdventureMysteryHopeful EndingFriendship

Protagonist archetypes

First Contact CrewMultiple POVs

Tropes

First ContactQuestFellowshipFish out of Water

Themes

First ContactDiscoveryHumanity's Place in the UniverseInternational CooperationThe Unknown

Synopsis

In December, 1999, a multinational team journeys out to the stars, to the most awesome encounter in human history. Who -- or what -- is out there? In Cosmos, Carl Sagan explained the universe. In Contact, he predicts its future -- and our own.

Is Contact appropriate for my child?

Suitable for most readers 10 and up.

A middle grade science fiction adventure about humanity's first contact with extraterrestrial life. Appropriate for readers 10+ who enjoy space exploration and first contact stories with mild tension.

What to know going in

This book has mild violence, no sexual content, and mild language.

Who'll love this

Kids who love space adventures and wondering about aliens will be captivated by this first contact mission to the stars.

Tags

Science FictionSpace Exploration