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Paradise City

J. B. Stephens (2004)

SubgenreEpic Fantasy
Age groupYA 12-17
Content ratingPG-13
Pages (Standard (250-400))
Setting
CSM age13
Goodreads3.86

Content levels

ViolenceModerate
Sexual contentNone
LanguageMild

Synopsis

Having survived the Strain 7 virus that killed much of the human race, six teenagers settle in Novo Mundum, a hidden city where people are reviving science and the arts, and search for a traitor who threatens to betray their community.

Is Paradise City appropriate for my child?

Suitable for most readers 13 and up.

Teens face aftermath of global plague and must identify a traitor threatening their community. Contains references to mass death from virus and moderate tension/danger but no graphic violence or sexual content.

What to know going in

This book has moderate violence, no sexual content, and mild language. Content notes include death, mass death, and plague/epidemic (see the full list above).

Who'll love this

Teens will be drawn to the survival story, mystery of finding the traitor, and the six main characters rebuilding their world together.

Tags

Post-ApocalypticDystopianScience Fiction ElementsMystery