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Shiva

J. H. Brennan (1989)

SubgenreChildren's Fantasy
Age groupMiddle Grade 8-12
Content ratingPG
Pages (Quick Read (<250))
Setting
CSM age10
Goodreads3.44
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Content levels

ViolenceMild
Sexual contentNone
LanguageNone

Trigger warnings

CaptivityRacism

Positive tags

FriendshipComing of AgeFound FamilyHeartwarmingSelf-Discovery

Hero archetypes

Outcast / Loner

Heroine archetypes

Coming-of-Age HeroineOutspoken Heroine

Protagonist archetypes

Duo / PartnersFish out of Water

Tropes

Fish out of WaterForbidden LoveComing of AgeFound FamilyEnemies to LoversOutcast / Loner

Themes

PrejudiceCultural ConflictFriendship Across BoundariesFear of the OtherCourageUnderstanding Differences

Synopsis

A Cro-Magnon tribe is forced to confront its collective fear of the Neanderthal people they call ogres, when a young girl of the tribe, Shiva, befriends an ogre boy, and when Hiram, a young hunter from the tribe, is captured by ogres.

Tags

Prehistoric FictionHistorical FantasyAdventure