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Maddigan's Fantasia

Margaret Mahy (2005)

SubgenreHigh Fantasy
Age groupMiddle Grade 8-12
Content ratingPG
Pages (Standard (250-400))
Setting
CSM age10
Goodreads3.67
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Content levels

ViolenceMild
Sexual contentNone
LanguageNone

Trigger warnings

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Positive tags

AdventureQuestFound FamilyFriendshipComing of Age

Hero archetypes

Time Traveler

Heroine archetypes

Coming-of-Age Heroine

Protagonist archetypes

Duo / PartnersQuestProtector

Tropes

Time TravelQuestMagic AcademyTraveling CircusFish out of WaterAncient ArtifactFound FamilyMentor Figure

Themes

Coming of AgeProtecting the PastFound FamilyDuty and ResponsibilityChaos vs OrderFriendship

Synopsis

In a world made uncertain by "the Chaos," two time-traveling boys, fifteen-year-old Timon and eleven-year-old Eden, seek to protect a magic talisman, aided by twelve-year-old Garland, a member of a traveling circus known as Maddigan's Fantasia.

Is Maddigan's Fantasia appropriate for my child?

Suitable for most readers 10 and up.

A time-travel adventure with a traveling circus backdrop and a quest to protect a magical talisman. Features mild peril and age-appropriate themes of friendship and responsibility with no mature content.

What to know going in

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

Who'll love this

Kids will love the exciting time-travel adventure with circus performers and a magical quest to save the world from chaos.

Tags

Time Travel FantasyCircus FantasyAdventure Fantasy