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Momo

Michael Ende (1984)

SubgenreHigh Fantasy
Age groupMiddle Grade 8-12
Content ratingPG
Pages (Standard (250-400))
Setting
CSM age8
Goodreads4.34

Content levels

ViolenceMild
Sexual contentNone
LanguageNone

Trigger warnings

Abandonment

Heroine archetypes

OrphanMysterious Heroine

Protagonist archetypes

Chosen OneOutcast / Loner

Synopsis

*The Neverending Story* is Michael Ende's best-known book, but *Momo,* published six years earlier, is the all-ages fantasy novel that first won him wide acclaim. After the sweet-talking gray men come to town, life becomes terminally efficient. Can Momo, a young orphan girl blessed with the gift of listening, vanquish the ashen-faced time thieves before joy vanishes forever?

Tags

Magical RealismPhilosophical FantasySocial CommentaryAllegory