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King of the Cloud Forests

Michael Morpurgo (1987)

SubgenreHigh Fantasy
Age groupMiddle Grade 8-12
Content ratingPG
Pages (Quick Read (<250))
Setting
CSM age10
Goodreads3.81
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Content levels

ViolenceModerate
Sexual contentNone
LanguageNone

Trigger warnings

ViolenceAbandonmentCaptivity

Positive tags

Coming of AgeSelf-DiscoverySurvivalHeartwarming

Hero archetypes

Fish out of WaterChosen One

Protagonist archetypes

Coming-of-Age ProtagonistReluctant Hero

Tropes

Fish out of WaterChosen OneLost CivilizationNon-Western SettingComing of AgeHidden Identity

Themes

IdentityBelongingCultural ClashChoice and Free WillComing of AgeCourage

Synopsis

After being rescued in the mountains of Tibet by a near-human tribe who revere him as a god, Ashley must choose between returning to the violence of the village he fled and the tests of courage that await him as the tribe's god.

Tags

Survival StoryHistorical FantasyAdventure