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Synopsis
Eighteen-year-old New Zealand boarding school student Ellie Spencer must use her rusty tae kwon do skills and new-found magic to try to stop a fairy-like race of creatures from Maori myth and legend that is plotting to kill millions of humans in order to regain their lost immortality.
Is Guardian of the Dead appropriate for my child?
Suitable for most readers 13 and up.
This YA fantasy features magical combat and life-or-death stakes as creatures plot mass human casualties. Violence is action-oriented without graphic detail, appropriate for teens.
What to know going in
This book has moderate violence, no sexual content, and mild language. Content notes include death, mass death, and violence.
Who'll love this
Teens will enjoy the fast-paced action mixing martial arts with Maori mythology and a heroine discovering her magical powers.