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Ravenwood

Nathan Lowell (2011)

SubgenreHigh Fantasy
Age groupMiddle Grade 8-12
Content ratingPG
Pages (Standard (250-400))
SeriesTanyth Fairport Adventures #1
Setting
CSM age10
Goodreads4.32
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Content levels

ViolenceMild
Sexual contentNone
LanguageNone

Trigger warnings

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Positive tags

AdventureComing of AgeMysteryHopeful Ending

Protagonist archetypes

Coming-of-Age ProtagonistReluctant Hero

Tropes

Coming of AgeEnvironmental PerilFish out of WaterOverhearing the PlotQuestHidden ConspiracyReluctant HeroUnique World

Themes

EnvironmentalismResource ScarcityCorruptionComing of AgeCouragePreservation vs Exploitation

Synopsis

On Arborium, the last forested island in the future, fourteen-year-old Ark, who lives in a mile-high city set in the treetops, overhears a plot to rob Arborium of its wood, a natural resource more precious than gold.

Is Ravenwood appropriate for my child?

Suitable for most readers 10 and up.

A middle-grade eco-adventure featuring a young teen who uncovers a conspiracy threatening his forested world. Expect mild peril and problem-solving, no violence, romance, or mature content.

What to know going in

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

Who'll love this

Readers who love adventure stories with unique worlds and heroes who must outsmart villains to save their home will enjoy Ark's forest-city setting.

Tags

Environmental FictionDystopianEco-FantasyAdventure