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Prisoners of Space

Lester del Rey (1967)

SubgenreEpic Fantasy
Age groupMiddle Grade 8-12
Content ratingPG
Pages (Quick Read (<250))
Setting
CSM age10
Goodreads3.71
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Content levels

ViolenceMild
Sexual contentNone
LanguageNone

Trigger warnings

Chronic IllnessExile

Positive tags

AdventureFriendshipFound FamilyHopeful Ending

Protagonist archetypes

Duo / PartnersOutcast / LonerFish out of Water

Tropes

Fish out of WaterFound FamilyFirst ContactAlien CompanionComing of AgeOutcast / Loner

Themes

Exile and BelongingDisability and AdaptationFirst ContactFriendshipIsolationDiscovery

Synopsis

Two young people, born on the moon and permanent exiles there because their bodies cannot withstand Earth's atmosphere find a small alien fuzzy creature in one of the moon tunnels.

Tags

Science FictionSpace OperaJuvenile SFHard SF