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Shadow in Hawthorn Bay

Janet Lunn (1986)

SubgenreHigh Fantasy
Age groupYA 12-17
Content ratingPG
Pages (Standard (250-400))
Setting
CSM age12
Goodreads3.94
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Content levels

ViolenceMild
Sexual contentNone
LanguageNone

Trigger warnings

DeathGriefIsolationPrejudice

Positive tags

Coming of AgeSelf-DiscoverySurvival

Hero archetypes

Outcast / Loner

Heroine archetypes

Fish out of Water

Protagonist archetypes

Coming-of-Age Protagonist

Tropes

Fish out of WaterComing of AgeHidden IdentityNon-Western SettingReluctant Hero

Themes

Coming of AgeGrief and LossPrejudice and FearIdentityCultural DisplacementIsolationAcceptance

Synopsis

When fifteen-year-old Mary journeys from Scotland to Canada in search of her cousin, she makes a tragic discovery and alienates the townsfolk who fear her psychic powers.

Tags

Historical FantasyImmigration StoryPsychic Powers