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Content levels
ViolenceMild
Sexual contentNone
LanguageMild
Trigger warnings
Positive tags
Hero archetypes
Protagonist archetypes
Synopsis
A fifteen-year-old Australian boy creates a character for a school writing project, and when the character comes to life he discovers that he must confront his past before he can lay the character to rest.
Is Secret Lives appropriate for my child?
Suitable for most readers 13 and up.
A YA fantasy about a teen writer whose fictional character manifests in reality, forcing him to confront unresolved issues from his past. Contains mild psychological tension and identity themes appropriate for middle teens.
What to know going in
This book has mild violence, no sexual content, and mild language. Content notes include mental manipulation and identity crisis.
Who'll love this
Teens will connect with this imaginative story about a writer who must face his own creation and past secrets in order to move forward.
Tags
Contemporary FantasyMetafictionPsychological