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No Castles Here

A. C. E. Bauer (2007)

SubgenreHigh Fantasy
Age groupMiddle Grade 8-12
Content ratingPG
Pages (Quick Read (<250))
Setting
CSM age10
Goodreads3.68

Content levels

ViolenceMild
Sexual contentNone
LanguageMild

Trigger warnings

Class Struggle

Hero archetypes

Coming-of-Age Hero

Synopsis

Eleven-year-old Augie Boretski dreams of escaping his run-down Camden, New Jersey, neighborhood, but things start to turn around with help from a Big Brother, a music teacher, and a mysterious bookstore owner, so when his school is in trouble, he pulls the community together to save it.

Tags

Contemporary FantasyUrban RealismSocial Issues