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Long Night Dance

Betsy James (1989)

SubgenreHigh Fantasy
Age groupYA 12-17
Content ratingPG
Pages (Standard (250-400))
SeriesThe Seeker Chronicles #1
Setting
CSM age13
Goodreads3.78
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Content levels

ViolenceMild
Sexual contentMild
LanguageNone

Trigger warnings

Class Struggle

Positive tags

Coming of AgeFound FamilySelf-DiscoveryHealing ArcHopeful Ending

Hero archetypes

Fish out of WaterOutcast / Loner

Heroine archetypes

Fish out of WaterComing-of-Age Heroine

Protagonist archetypes

Coming-of-Age Protagonist

Tropes

Coming of AgeFish out of WaterForbidden LoveFound FamilyNon-Western SettingOutcast / LonerStar-Crossed Lovers

Themes

Coming of AgeIdentityClass StruggleCultural PrejudiceSelf-WorthBelongingLove Across Boundaries

Synopsis

Sixteen-year-old Kat, child of a scandalous, disastrous marriage between a Hill woman and an Upslope man, rescues a Rigi man from the sea during the week of the Long Night Dance and begins to realize a person's value does not come from his background nor appearance.

Tags

RomanceCultural FantasySocial Commentary