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Lizard Music

Daniel M. Pinkwater (1976)

SubgenreChildren's Fantasy
Age groupMiddle Grade 8-12
Content ratingG
Pages (Quick Read (<250))
Setting
CSM age8
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Content levels

ViolenceNone
Sexual contentNone
LanguageNone

Trigger warnings

Abandonment

Positive tags

AdventureFriendshipHumorHeartwarmingSelf-Discovery

Protagonist archetypes

Coming-of-Age ProtagonistFish out of WaterFirst Contact Crew

Tropes

Fish out of WaterFirst ContactComing of AgeHidden IdentitySecret Society

Themes

IndependenceCuriosityDiscoveryBelongingImagination vs RealityChildhood Wonder

Synopsis

When left to take care of himself, a young boy becomes involved with a community of intelligent lizards who tell him of a little known invasion from outer space.

Tags

Science FictionSurrealismAbsurdist FictionHumorous Fantasy