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Mind Games

Taylor Keating (2011)

SubgenreHigh Fantasy
Age groupMiddle Grade 8-12
Content ratingPG
Pages (Standard (250-400))
Setting
CSM age10+
Goodreads3.92
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Content levels

ViolenceMild
Sexual contentNone
LanguageMild

Trigger warnings

Addiction

Positive tags

AdventureComing of AgeMysterySelf-Discovery

Hero archetypes

Spy / OperativeComing-of-Age Hero

Protagonist archetypes

Reluctant Hero

Tropes

Coming of AgeFish out of WaterReluctant HeroUrban FantasyQuest

Themes

Technology and EthicsAddictionComing of AgeGood vs EvilEspionageCorporate Greed

Synopsis

Twelve-year-old Government Investigation Bureau spy Zac sets out for Bladesville, one of the meanest, toughest, dirtiest cities in the world, to try to stop criminal hackers who seek to make computer games more addictive.

Is Mind Games appropriate for my child?

Suitable for most readers 10 and up.

A twelve-year-old spy tackles criminal hackers in a gritty city setting. Mild action and themes of technology addiction; appropriate for middle grade readers who enjoy spy adventures.

What to know going in

This book has mild violence, no sexual content, and mild language. Content notes include addiction.

Who'll love this

Kids will love following a young spy on a dangerous mission to stop criminal hackers in a tough city.

Tags

Spy ThrillerCyberpunk ElementsContemporary FantasyTechno-Thriller