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Cover of Of Giants and Ice

Of Giants and Ice

Shelby Bach (2012)

SubgenreEpic Fantasy
Age groupMiddle Grade 8-12
Content ratingPG
Pages (Standard (250-400))
SeriesThe Ever Afters #1
Setting
CSM age8
Goodreads4.38
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Content levels

ViolenceMild
Sexual contentNone
LanguageNone

Trigger warnings

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Positive tags

Coming of AgeAdventureFriendshipFound FamilySelf-Discovery

Heroine archetypes

Coming-of-Age HeroineFish out of WaterReluctant Heroine

Protagonist archetypes

Coming-of-Age Protagonist

Tropes

Portal FantasyComing of AgeFish out of WaterFound FamilyMagic AcademyReluctant HeroMentor FigureQuest

Themes

IdentitySelf-DiscoveryFame and CelebrityBelongingCourageGrowing up

Synopsis

Eleven-year-old Rory, daughter of a famous actress and a famous movie director, finds herself becoming a celebrity in her own right as she helps create a new fairy tale as a participant in the after school program, Ever After School.

Is Of Giants and Ice appropriate for my child?

Suitable for most readers 8 and up.

Parents should know this is a light middle grade fantasy about an 11-year-old discovering a magical after-school program that brings fairy tales to life. Expect mild adventure peril appropriate for elementary readers.

What to know going in

This book has mild violence, no sexual content, and clean language.

Who'll love this

Kids will love the idea of an after-school program where they get to live inside fairy tales and become heroes themselves.

Tags

Contemporary FantasyFairy Tale RetellingSchool Story