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Light Traveler: The Adventure Begins

Brent Rowley (1998)

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

ViolenceMild
Sexual contentNone
LanguageNone

Trigger warnings

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Positive tags

Coming of AgeSelf-DiscoveryAdventureFriendship

Hero archetypes

Coming-of-Age HeroFish out of Water

Protagonist archetypes

Coming-of-Age Protagonist

Tropes

Coming of AgeFish out of WaterHidden IdentityQuest

Themes

IdentityAdaptationSelf-DiscoveryResponsibilityBelonging

Synopsis

After his family moves to Utah, sixteen-year-old Bart Elderberry has to adjust to a new school and new friends, as well as to the discovery that he can travel out-of-body--an ability that proves useful when he discovers a gang of dangerous criminals in his "travels."

Is Light Traveler: The Adventure Begins appropriate for my child?

Suitable for most readers 13 and up.

A clean YA fantasy about a teen discovering supernatural abilities while adjusting to a new town. Mild peril from encounters with criminals but no graphic violence or mature content.

What to know going in

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

Who'll love this

Teens will connect with Bart's struggles fitting in at a new school while discovering he has cool out-of-body travel powers that help him fight crime.

Tags

Contemporary FantasyParanormalMysteryUrban Fantasy