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Jasmine Nights

S. P. Somtow (1994)

SubgenreHigh Fantasy
Age groupYA 12-17
Content ratingPG-13
Pages (Standard (250-400))
Setting
CSM age13
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Content levels

ViolenceMild
Sexual contentMild
LanguageMild

Trigger warnings

Racism

Positive tags

Coming of AgeFriendshipSelf-DiscoveryHeartwarming

Protagonist archetypes

Coming-of-Age ProtagonistDuo / PartnersFish out of Water

Tropes

Coming of AgeFish out of WaterNon-Western SettingFound Family

Themes

Cultural IdentityEast Meets WestFriendshipComing of AgeRace and HeritageBelonging

Synopsis

The setting is Thailand and the protagonists are two boys, one Thai, the other African-American. The novel traces their relationship, which is a meeting of East and West. By a Thai-born writer, author of Vampire Junction.

Tags

Literary FictionCultural FictionHistorical Fiction