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Forest of the Pygmies

Isabel Allende (2005)

SubgenreMagical Realism
Age groupYA 12-17
Content ratingPG-13
Pages (Quick Read (<250))
Setting
CSM age13
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Content levels

ViolenceModerate
Sexual contentNone
LanguageMild

Trigger warnings

SlaveryViolenceAnimal HarmExploitation

Positive tags

AdventureComing of AgeMentor FigureSelf-Discovery

Hero archetypes

Coming-of-Age Hero

Protagonist archetypes

Duo / Partners

Tropes

Coming of AgeMentor FigureFish out of WaterQuestRebellionNon-Western Setting

Themes

Coming of AgeCorruptionExploitationJusticeCultural ClashPower and CorruptionColonialism

Synopsis

Eighteen-year-old Alexander Cold and his grandmother travel to Africa on an elephant-led safari, but discover a corrupt world of poaching and slavery.

Tags

AdventureLiterary FictionSocial Commentary