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Cover of Jack's Knife

Jack's Knife

Chris Wood;Beverley Wood (2006)

SubgenreEpic Fantasy
Age groupMiddle Grade 8-12
Content ratingPG
Pages (Standard (250-400))
SeriesPatsy Ann #2
Setting
CSM age10
Goodreads4.17
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Content levels

ViolenceMild
Sexual contentNone
LanguageMild

Trigger warnings

Animal Harm

Positive tags

AdventureComing of AgeSelf-DiscoveryFriendshipHeartwarming

Hero archetypes

Time-Displaced HeroComing-of-Age Hero

Protagonist archetypes

Time-DisplacedFish out of Water

Tropes

Time TravelFish out of WaterComing of AgePortal FantasyAnimal CompanionHistorical Setting

Themes

Coming of AgeAdventureHistorical ContextDisplacementAdaptationAnimal-Human Bond

Synopsis

Following a stray dog through a hole in a fence takes a teenage boy from his home in Brampton, Canada, to Juneau, Alaska, back in time, to the year 1935.

Tags

Time Travel FictionHistorical FantasyAnimal StoryCanadian Fiction