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Hard Time

Julian F. Thompson (2003)

SubgenreHigh Fantasy
Age groupMiddle Grade 8-12
Content ratingPG
Pages (Standard (250-400))
Setting
CSM age10
Goodreads3.1

Content levels

ViolenceMild
Sexual contentNone
LanguageMild

Protagonist archetypes

Duo / PartnersMagical Companion

Synopsis

When a district attorney who is eager to make an example of a teenaged offender misinterprets an essay written by fifteen-year-old Annie Ireland, Annie, her best friend Roach Boy, and Primo, a magical being who is trapped in a doll's body, are sent first to jail then to a cross between a school and boot camp.

Tags

Contemporary FantasySocial Issue FantasyMagical Realism