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Flight of the Raven

Stephanie S. Tolan (2001)

SubgenreMiddle Grade Fantasy
Age groupMiddle Grade 8-12
Content ratingPG
Pages299 (Standard (250-400))
Setting
CSM age10
Goodreads0.00/5 (0)
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Content levels

ViolenceModerate
Sexual contentNone
LanguageMild

Trigger warnings

KidnappingViolenceTerrorismChild HarmCaptivity

Positive tags

Self-DiscoverySurvivalHopeful Ending

Protagonist archetypes

Coming-of-Age ProtagonistOutcast / Loner

Tropes

Coming of AgeFish out of WaterReluctant HeroHidden Identity

Themes

IdentitySurvivalPower and ResponsibilityHuman Connection with NatureCourage Under DuressIsolationComing of Age

Synopsis

Elijah, a nine-year-old African American with unusual mental powers and a special ability to reach into the natural world, becomes a hostage of a terrorist militia group and finds himself in a world of violence.

Is Flight of the Raven appropriate for my child?

Suitable for most readers 10 and up.

A nine-year-old with psychic powers is kidnapped by a terrorist militia. The book deals with violence and danger in a hostage situation, though appropriate for the middle grade audience with themes of courage and survival.

What to know going in

This book has moderate violence, no sexual content, and mild language. Content notes include child harm, kidnapping, and captivity (see the full list above).

Who'll love this

Readers will be gripped by Elijah's supernatural abilities and his fight to survive a dangerous hostage situation.

Tags

Contemporary FantasyPsychological ThrillerSurvival Story