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Fight the Wind

Elias Carr (2012)

SubgenreHigh Fantasy
Age groupYA 12-17
Content ratingPG-13
Pages (Standard (250-400))
SeriesAfter the Dust Settled #
Setting
CSM age13
Goodreads2.58

Content levels

ViolenceModerate
Sexual contentNone
LanguageMild

Hero archetypes

Mechanic

Heroine archetypes

Coming-of-Age Heroine

Protagonist archetypes

Duo / PartnersReluctant Hero

Synopsis

Seventeen-year-olds Fix, a natural mechanic, and Cleo, a gifted tactician, must find a way to cooperate in a near-future Iowa or they and the group they lead may die at the hands of armed bands rumored to be making their way down from the north.

Is Fight the Wind appropriate for my child?

Suitable for most readers 13 and up.

Teens must lead a survival group against armed threats in post-apocalyptic Iowa. Contains moderate violence and life-or-death situations but no sexual content or strong language.

What to know going in

This book has moderate violence, no sexual content, and mild language. Content notes include death, violence, and survival situations.

Who'll love this

Teens will connect with the leadership challenges and survival stakes as two very different protagonists must work together.

Tags

Post-ApocalypticDystopianSurvival Fiction