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Silverwing

Kenneth Oppel (1997)

SubgenreChildren's Fantasy
Age groupMiddle Grade 8-12
Content ratingPG
Pages255 (Standard (250-400))
SettingSecondary World
CSM age8
Goodreads4.08/5 (15393)
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Content levels

ViolenceMild
Sexual contentNone
LanguageNone

Trigger warnings

AbandonmentAnimal DeathPeril

Positive tags

AdventureComing of AgeSelf-DiscoverySurvivalFriendship

Protagonist archetypes

Coming-of-Age ProtagonistNon-Human ProtagonistOutcast / LonerReluctant Hero

Tropes

Coming of AgeFish out of WaterFound FamilyQuestReluctant HeroRoad Trip

Themes

BelongingComing of AgeCourageIdentityOvercoming AdversityPerseveranceSelf-Worth

Synopsis

Shade is a young bat, the runt of the Silverwing colony. When he gets lost during a perilous migration he must prove his strength to find his flock again. A Smithsonian Notable Book for Children.

Tags

Animal FantasyMiddle Grade AdventureNature Fiction