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Leon and the Spitting Image

Allen Kurzweil (2003)

SubgenreEpic Fantasy
Age groupMiddle Grade 8-12
Content ratingPG
Pages (Standard (250-400))
SeriesLeon Zeisel #
Setting
CSM age10
Goodreads3.91
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Content levels

ViolenceMild
Sexual contentNone
LanguageNone

Trigger warnings

Not yet tagged

Positive tags

Coming of AgeHumorSelf-DiscoveryFriendshipMentor Figure

Hero archetypes

Coming-of-Age HeroBookish / Nerdy Hero

Protagonist archetypes

Outcast / Loner

Tropes

Coming of AgeMagic AcademyMentor FigureFish out of WaterFound FamilyHidden Identity

Themes

Bullying and SurvivalCreative Problem-SolvingFinding Your VoiceMagic in the MundaneSelf-RelianceUnexpected Friendship

Synopsis

Leon, a fourth grader at The Ethical School, tries to outwit the school bully and learn to sew for fanatical teacher Miss Cronheim, with unexpected help from his final project-- a doll with magical powers.

Is Leon and the Spitting Image appropriate for my child?

Suitable for most readers 10 and up.

A fourth-grader navigates school bullies and demanding teachers with the help of a magical doll he creates. Contains mild peril and typical school conflict but nothing graphic or intense.

What to know going in

This book has mild violence, no sexual content, and clean language.

Who'll love this

Kids will love watching Leon outsmart the school bully with the help of his magical sewing project.

Tags

Contemporary FantasySchool StoryMagical Realism