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Dust Girl

Sarah Zettel (2012)

SubgenreHigh Fantasy
Age groupMiddle Grade 8-12
Content ratingPG
Pages (Standard (250-400))
SeriesThe American Fairy Trilogy #1
Setting
CSM age10
Goodreads3.46
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Content levels

ViolenceMild
Sexual contentNone
LanguageNone

Trigger warnings

AbandonmentDeath of Parent

Positive tags

Coming of AgeSelf-DiscoveryAdventureFriendship

Heroine archetypes

Coming-of-Age HeroineFish out of WaterNon-Human Protagonist

Protagonist archetypes

Coming-of-Age ProtagonistHidden Identity

Tropes

Hidden IdentityComing of AgeFish out of WaterFound FamilyHistorical FantasyNon-Human ProtagonistQuest

Themes

IdentitySelf-DiscoveryBelongingFamily SecretsSurvivalHistorical Context

Synopsis

On the day in 1935 when her mother vanishes during the worst dust storm ever recorded in Kansas, Callie learns that she is not actually a human being.

Tags

Historical FantasyAmericanaDust Bowl EraFairy Tale Retelling