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Leaving Fishers

Margaret Peterson Haddix (1997)

SubgenreMiddle Grade Fantasy
Age groupMiddle Grade 8-12
Content ratingPG
Pages (Quick Read (<250))
Setting
CSM age11+
Goodreads3.62
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Content levels

ViolenceMild
Sexual contentNone
LanguageNone

Trigger warnings

ManipulationGaslightingMental ManipulationIsolationEmotional Abuse

Positive tags

Self-DiscoveryComing of AgeRedemption ArcHopeful Ending

Heroine archetypes

Coming-of-Age HeroineFish out of Water

Protagonist archetypes

Coming-of-Age Protagonist

Tropes

Fish out of WaterComing of AgeReluctant Hero

Themes

Manipulation and ControlIdentityPeer PressureCritical ThinkingBelonging vs IndependenceReligious ExploitationSelf-Discovery

Synopsis

After joining her new friends in the religious group called Fishers of Men, Dorry finds herself immersed in a cult from which she must struggle to extricate herself.

Tags

Contemporary RealismSocial IssuesPsychological Drama