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Hatching Magic

Ann Downer (2003)

SubgenreEpic Fantasy
Age groupMiddle Grade 8-12
Content ratingPG
Pages (Standard (250-400))
SeriesTheodora Oglethorpe #1
Setting
CSM age10
Goodreads3.74

Content levels

ViolenceMild
Sexual contentNone
LanguageNone

Trigger warnings

Not yet tagged

Hero archetypes

Time-Displaced Hero

Heroine archetypes

Coming-of-Age Heroine

Protagonist archetypes

Time-Displaced

Synopsis

When a thirteenth-century wizard confronts twenty-first century Boston while seeking his pet dragon, he is followed by a rival wizard and a very unhappy demon, but eleven-year-old Theodora Oglethorpe may hold the secret to setting everything right.

Is Hatching Magic appropriate for my child?

Suitable for most readers 10 and up.

A lighthearted middle grade fantasy featuring a time-displaced wizard, a pet dragon, and an eleven-year-old girl solving magical problems in modern Boston. Mild peril from wizard rivalry and demon pursuit, but age-appropriate with humorous tone.

What to know going in

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

Who'll love this

Kids will love the mix of medieval magic crashing into modern-day Boston, complete with a lost dragon and a brave girl who holds the key to fixing everything.

Tags

Time Travel FantasyUrban FantasyContemporary FantasyMiddle Grade Magic