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Cover of Singing the Dogstar Blues

Singing the Dogstar Blues

Alison Goodman (1998)

SubgenreHigh Fantasy
Age groupYA 12-17
Content ratingPG
Pages (Standard (250-400))
Setting
CSM age13
Goodreads3.73
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Content levels

ViolenceMild
Sexual contentNone
LanguageMild

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Positive tags

Coming of AgeFriendshipAdventureHumorSelf-Discovery

Heroine archetypes

Coming-of-Age HeroineOutspoken HeroineTime Traveler

Protagonist archetypes

Duo / PartnersTime-DisplacedAlien Protagonist

Tropes

Time TravelFish out of WaterComing of AgeFound FamilyNon-Western SettingFirst Contact

Themes

IdentityFriendship Across DifferenceComing of AgeFamily and BelongingCultural ExchangeTime and Consequence

Synopsis

In a future Australia, the saucy eighteen-year-old daughter of a famous newscaster and a sperm donor teams up with a hermaphrodite from the planet Choria in a time travel adventure that may significantly change both of their lives.

Tags

Science FictionTime TravelYA AdventureAustralian Setting