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Neptune's Children

Bonnie Dobkin (2008)

SubgenreHigh Fantasy
Age groupYA 12-17
Content ratingPG-13
Pages (Standard (250-400))
Setting
CSM age14
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Content levels

ViolenceStrong
Sexual contentNone
LanguageModerate

Trigger warnings

DeathMass DeathTerrorismGenocideDeath of ParentAbandonmentRebellion

Positive tags

Found FamilySurvivalComing of AgeFriendship

Hero archetypes

EngineerReluctant Hero

Protagonist archetypes

Ensemble CastComing-of-Age Protagonist

Tropes

Found FamilyComing of AgeFish out of WaterSurvivalRebellionLeadership Challenge

Themes

SurvivalLeadershipTrust and BetrayalCommunity BuildingLoss of InnocenceRebuilding SocietyComing of Age

Synopsis

When a biological terrorist attack kills all adults on Earth, children stranded at an amusement park work together to survive, led by Milo whose father was an engineer there, but when new threats arise and suspicions grow, rebellion erupts.

Tags

Post-ApocalypticDystopianSurvival Fiction