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Fast Forward

Jenny Pausacker (1989)

SubgenreHigh Fantasy
Age groupMiddle Grade 8-12
Content ratingPG
Pages (Quick Read (<250))
Setting
CSM age10
Goodreads3.83
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Content levels

ViolenceMild
Sexual contentNone
LanguageNone

Trigger warnings

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Positive tags

AdventureComing of AgeHumorSelf-Discovery

Hero archetypes

Coming-of-Age Hero

Protagonist archetypes

Time-DisplacedComing-of-Age Protagonist

Tropes

Time TravelFish out of WaterComing of AgeReluctant HeroMentor Figure

Themes

Consequences of ActionsComing of AgeProblem-SolvingResponsibilityLearning from MistakesFamily Bonds

Synopsis

With his grandmother's new invention, the Anti-Boredom Machine, twelve-year-old Kieran finds that he can speed up time or travel back into the past, but this ability soon creates more problems than it solves.

Tags

Science FantasyTime Travel AdventureMiddle Grade Humor