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Double Helix

Nancy Werlin (2004)

SubgenreEpic Fantasy
Age groupYA 12-17
Content ratingPG
Pages (Quick Read (<250))
Setting
CSM age13
Goodreads3.5
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Content levels

ViolenceMild
Sexual contentNone
LanguageMild

Trigger warnings

Chronic IllnessGenetic Engineering Ethics

Positive tags

Coming of AgeSelf-DiscoveryMystery

Hero archetypes

Coming-of-Age Hero

Protagonist archetypes

Coming-of-Age Protagonist

Tropes

Hidden IdentityMentor FigureFish out of Water

Themes

IdentityEthics and MoralityFamily SecretsScience vs NatureComing of AgeSelf-Discovery

Synopsis

Eighteen-year-old Eli discovers a shocking secret about his life and his family while working for a Nobel Prize-winning scientist whose specialty is genetic engineering.

Tags

Science FictionContemporaryThriller