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Girl About Time

Kerstin Gier (2012)

SubgenreHigh Fantasy
Age groupYA 12-17
Content ratingPG
Pages (Standard (250-400))
Setting
CSM age12
Goodreads4.14

Content levels

ViolenceMild
Sexual contentMild
LanguageNone

Trigger warnings

Deception

Hero archetypes

Time Traveler

Protagonist archetypes

Time-DisplacedReluctant Hero

Synopsis

Gwyneth Shepherd's sophisticated, beautiful cousin Charlotte has been prepared her entire life for traveling through time. But unexpectedly, it is Gwyneth, who in the middle of class takes a sudden spin to a different era! Gwyneth must now unearth the mystery of why her mother would lie about her birth date to ward off suspicion about her ability, brush up on her history, and work with Gideon--the time traveler from a similarly gifted family that passes the gene through its male line, and whose presence becomes, in time, less insufferable and more essential. Together, Gwyneth and Gideon journey through time to discover who, in the 18th century and in contemporary London, they can trust.

Is Girl About Time appropriate for my child?

Suitable for most readers 12 and up.

A clean YA time travel romance with mystery elements. Features mild danger from historical situations and a slow-burn romance that remains age-appropriate throughout with no sexual content beyond hand-holding and eventual kissing.

What to know going in

This book has mild violence, mild sexual content, and clean language. Content notes include deception.

Who'll love this

Teens will love Gwyneth's unexpected time-traveling adventures, witty banter with the initially insufferable Gideon, and solving the mystery of who she can trust across centuries.

Tags

Historical FantasyContemporary FantasyRomanceMystery