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New Found Land

John Christopher (1983)

SubgenreHigh Fantasy
Age groupMiddle Grade 8-12
Content ratingPG
Pages (Quick Read (<250))
SeriesFireball #2
Setting
CSM age10+
Goodreads3.54

Content levels

ViolenceModerate
Sexual contentNone
LanguageNone

Trigger warnings

ViolenceColonization

Protagonist archetypes

Duo / PartnersTime-Displaced

Synopsis

Encountering a fireball which turns out to be a crossing point between their world and another one on a different probability track, two boys, one English and one American, face Indians, Vikings and Aztecs in their attempts to reach California. Sequel of Fireball.

Is New Found Land appropriate for my child?

Suitable for most readers 10 and up.

Boys face adventure and peril across an alternate-history America encountering Vikings, Aztecs, and Native Americans. Expect action-adventure violence appropriate for middle grade (fights, chases, survival situations) but no graphic content or mature themes.

What to know going in

This book has moderate violence, no sexual content, and clean language. Content notes include violence and colonization.

Who'll love this

Two boys journey through an alternate-reality America filled with Vikings and Aztecs in this exciting adventure about survival and friendship.

Tags

Alternate HistoryAdventureTime TravelSurvival