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Dinos Are Forever

Greg Trine (2012)

SubgenreMiddle Grade Fantasy
Age groupMiddle Grade 8-12
Content ratingPG
Pages (Quick Read (<250))
SeriesThe Adventures of Jo Schmo #1
Setting
CSM age8
Goodreads3.69
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Content levels

ViolenceMild
Sexual contentNone
LanguageNone

Trigger warnings

Not yet tagged

Positive tags

AdventureHumorHeartwarmingFriendshipProtector

Heroine archetypes

Coming-of-Age Heroine

Protagonist archetypes

Reluctant HeroComing-of-Age Protagonist

Tropes

Coming of AgeReluctant HeroTraining ArcMentor FigureFish out of Water

Themes

Coming of AgeHeroismGood vs EvilResponsibilityFamily

Synopsis

With her uncle's cape, training from Grandpa Joe, a retired sheriff, and her drooling dog Raymond as her sidekick, fourth-grader Jo Schmo becomes a superhero, catching bank robbers and foiling Dr. Dastardly's plan to take over San Francisco using reanimated dinosaurs.

Is Dinos Are Forever appropriate for my child?

Suitable for most readers 8 and up.

A lighthearted superhero adventure with cartoonish action involving bank robbers and dinosaurs. Age-appropriate peril with no real scares or mature content.

What to know going in

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

Who'll love this

Fourth-grader Jo Schmo becomes a superhero with her dog sidekick and fights villains with reanimated dinosaurs in San Francisco.

Tags

SuperheroAdventureComedyAnimal Sidekick