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Cover of New Kid Catastrophes

New Kid Catastrophes

Bill Myers (2011)

SubgenreMiddle Grade Fantasy
Age groupMiddle Grade 8-12
Content ratingPG
Pages (Quick Read (<250))
SeriesTJ and the Time Stumblers #1
Setting
CSM age10
Goodreads3.7
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Content levels

ViolenceMild
Sexual contentNone
LanguageNone

Trigger warnings

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Positive tags

FriendshipHumorComing of AgeFish out of WaterHeartwarming

Heroine archetypes

Coming-of-Age HeroineFish out of Water

Protagonist archetypes

Time-DisplacedFish out of Water

Tropes

Time TravelFish out of WaterComing of AgeFound FamilyMentor Figure

Themes

FriendshipMiddle School Social DynamicsIdentityAcceptanceSelf-Discovery

Synopsis

After she accidentally makes an enemy of superstar Hesper Breakahart on her first day at Malibu Junior High, thirteen-year-old TJ's troubles multiply when two twenty-third century students, who have traveled back in time to observe her for a history project, decide to help her.

Tags

Science FictionComedyContemporary FantasyTime Travel Adventure