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Frozen in Time

Ali Sparkes (2009)

SubgenreMiddle Grade Fantasy
Age groupMiddle Grade 8-12
Content ratingPG
Pages (Standard (250-400))
Setting
CSM age10
Goodreads3.96

Content levels

ViolenceMild
Sexual contentNone
LanguageNone

Trigger warnings

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Hero archetypes

Coming-of-Age Hero

Heroine archetypes

Coming-of-Age Heroine

Synopsis

In present-day England, thirteen-year-old Ben and his twelve-year-old sister Rachel find two children who have been cryogenically frozen in a bomb shelter since 1956, and must prevent them from being discovered while helping them adjust to modern life.

Is Frozen in Time appropriate for my child?

Suitable for most readers 10 and up.

Parents should know this is a wholesome middle grade adventure about helping displaced children adapt to modern life. The cryogenic freezing concept and discovery of the children may raise mild peril, but the focus is on friendship, problem-solving, and cultural adjustment.

What to know going in

This book has mild violence, no sexual content, and clean language.

Who'll love this

Kids will enjoy the fish-out-of-water humor as 1950s children discover smartphones, the internet, and modern life while the protagonists scramble to keep their secret safe.

Tags

Time TravelContemporary FantasyScience Fiction ElementsFamily Drama