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Patty Dillman of Hot Dog Fame

Susan Wojciechowski (1989)

SubgenreHigh Fantasy
Age groupMiddle Grade 8-12
Content ratingPG
Pages (Quick Read (<250))
SeriesPatty Dillman #2
Setting
CSM age10
Goodreads4.0
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Content levels

ViolenceNone
Sexual contentNone
LanguageNone

Trigger warnings

Class StrugglePoverty

Positive tags

Coming of AgeFriendshipSelf-DiscoveryHealing ArcHeartwarming

Hero archetypes

Athlete

Heroine archetypes

Coming-of-Age HeroineWorking-Class Heroine

Protagonist archetypes

Coming-of-Age Protagonist

Tropes

Coming of AgeFish out of WaterFound Family

Themes

Coming of AgeEmpathySocial ResponsibilityService and CompassionClass AwarenessTrue Connection vs Superficial Attraction

Synopsis

Eighth-grader Patty becomes deeply involved in working at a shelter for the homeless, where she gains a new friend who is far more sensitive than the football player to whom she thought she had lost her heart.

Tags

Contemporary FictionSocial IssuesRealistic Fiction