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Saving Juliet

Suzanne Selfors (2008)

SubgenrePortal Fantasy
Age groupYA 12-17
Content ratingPG
Pages (Standard (250-400))
Setting
CSM age13
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Content levels

ViolenceMild
Sexual contentNone
LanguageMild

Trigger warnings

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Positive tags

AdventureComing of AgeHumorSelf-DiscoveryHopeful Ending

Heroine archetypes

Coming-of-Age HeroineFish out of WaterActress / Performer

Protagonist archetypes

Time-Displaced

Tropes

Portal FantasyTime TravelFish out of WaterComing of AgeHistorical SettingMeta-FictionReluctant Hero

Themes

Self-DiscoveryIdentityAgency and ChoiceArt and PerformanceMother-Daughter ConflictFinding Your VoiceRewriting Fate

Synopsis

Seventeen-year-old Mimi Wallingford's stage fright and fight with her mother on the closing night of Romeo and Juliet are nothing compared to the troubles she faces when she and her leading man are transported to Shakespeare's Verona, where she decides to give the real Juliet a happy ending.

Is Saving Juliet appropriate for my child?

Suitable for most readers 13 and up.

A lighthearted YA fantasy about a teen actress transported to Shakespeare's Verona who tries to change the story. Mild peril and stage drama, suitable for middle and high school readers.

What to know going in

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

Who'll love this

Teens who love theater and Shakespeare will enjoy this creative twist where the heroine gets to rewrite Romeo and Juliet's tragic ending.

Tags

Time TravelTheatricalMeta-FictionHistorical Fantasy