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Jinx

Sage Blackwood (2013)

SubgenreMiddle Grade Fantasy
Age groupMiddle Grade 8-12
Content ratingPG
Pages376 (Standard (250-400))
Setting
CSM age10
Goodreads4.06/5 (6934)
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Content levels

ViolenceMild
Sexual contentNone
LanguageNone

Trigger warnings

Abandonment

Positive tags

AdventureComing of AgeSelf-DiscoveryFriendshipFound Family

Protagonist archetypes

Coming-of-Age ProtagonistOrphanFish out of Water

Tropes

Coming of AgeFound FamilyMentor FigureFish out of WaterDark ForestHard Magic SystemHidden Identity

Themes

IdentityBelongingSelf-DiscoveryTrust and BetrayalGood vs EvilInner StrengthMoral Complexity

Synopsis

A young boy named Jinx encounters magic and danger as he grows up in the deep, dark forest known as the Urwald and discovers that the world beyond--and within--the Urwald is more complex than he could imagine.

Tags

Adventure FantasyMagical RealismDark Fairytale