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Running Out of Time

Margaret Peterson Haddix (1995)

SubgenreChildren's Fantasy
Age groupMiddle Grade 8-12
Content ratingPG
Pages192 (Quick Read (<250))
SettingSpace
CSM age10
Goodreads3.99/5 (28822)
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Content levels

ViolenceMild
Sexual contentNone
LanguageNone

Trigger warnings

DeceptionPlague/Epidemic

Positive tags

AdventureComing of AgeSelf-DiscoverySurvivalQuest

Heroine archetypes

Coming-of-Age HeroineReluctant HeroineFish out of Water

Protagonist archetypes

Coming-of-Age ProtagonistFish out of Water

Tropes

Fish out of WaterComing of AgeHidden IdentityQuestReluctant Hero

Themes

Truth vs LiesComing of AgeSurvivalCourageIdentityReality vs IllusionHistorical Preservation

Synopsis

A collection of resources compiled by staff at Mattoon Middle School, Mattoon, Illinois for study and teaching of Running out of time by Margaret Peterson Haddix

Tags

Children'sDystopiaHistoricalMiddle GradeThriller