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Dar and the Spear-Thrower

Marjorie Cowley (1994)

SubgenreHigh Fantasy
Age groupMiddle Grade 8-12
Content ratingPG
Pages (Quick Read (<250))
Setting
CSM age10
Goodreads3.08
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Content levels

ViolenceMild
Sexual contentNone
LanguageNone

Trigger warnings

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Positive tags

AdventureComing of AgeQuestSelf-Discovery

Hero archetypes

Coming-of-Age Hero

Protagonist archetypes

Coming-of-Age Protagonist

Tropes

Coming of AgeQuestFish out of WaterRoad TripTraining Arc

Themes

Coming of AgeIdentitySurvivalCulture and TraditionIndependenceJourney and Discovery

Synopsis

A young Cro-Magnon boy living 15,000 years ago in southeastern France is initiated into manhood by his clan and sets off on a journey to trade his valuable fire rocks for an ivory spear thrower.

Tags

Historical FantasyPrehistoric FictionAdventureCultural