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Is

Joan Aiken (1992)

SubgenreChildren's Fantasy
Age groupMiddle Grade 8-12
Content ratingPG
Pages (Standard (250-400))
SeriesWolves Chronicles #7
Setting
CSM age10
Goodreads4.06
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Content levels

ViolenceMild
Sexual contentNone
LanguageNone

Trigger warnings

AbandonmentEmotional Abuse

Positive tags

Coming of AgeFound FamilyAdventureFriendshipSelf-Discovery

Hero archetypes

OrphanLonely Hero

Protagonist archetypes

Coming-of-Age Protagonist

Tropes

Coming of AgeFish out of WaterFound FamilyOrphanMentor FigureQuest

Themes

Loneliness and BelongingComing of AgeTransformationFriendshipFinding PurposeOvercoming Hardship

Synopsis

In northern England in 1842, fourteen-year-old Lucas leads a lonely, monotonous existence in the house of his unpleasant guardian until the unexpected arrival of an unusual little girl presages a series of events that completely change his life.

Tags

Historical FantasyAdventureBritish Setting