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Cover of Slambash Wangs of a Compo Gormer

Slambash Wangs of a Compo Gormer

Robert Leeson (1987)

SubgenreChildren's Fantasy
Age groupMiddle Grade 8-12
Content ratingPG
Pages (Quick Read (<250))
Setting
CSM age10
Goodreads4.06
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Content levels

ViolenceMild
Sexual contentNone
LanguageNone

Trigger warnings

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Positive tags

AdventureComing of AgeSelf-DiscoveryFish out of WaterSurvival

Hero archetypes

Coming-of-Age HeroFish out of Water

Protagonist archetypes

Duo / Partners

Tropes

Fish out of WaterPortal FantasyHidden IdentityComing of AgeReluctant HeroSecondary WorldSurvival

Themes

IdentitySelf-DiscoveryAdolescenceEscapism vs RealitySurvivalCourage

Synopsis

An awkward fourteen-year-old who imagines himself prince of a distant planet suddenly discovers that the planet is real when he and the Prince are switched and must fight to survive in each other's worlds.

Is Slambash Wangs of a Compo Gormer appropriate for my child?

Suitable for most readers 10 and up.

A middle grade fantasy adventure about identity and survival featuring a body-swap premise with likely mild action/peril as both boys navigate unfamiliar worlds. No concerning content.

What to know going in

This book has mild violence, no sexual content, and clean language.

Who'll love this

An awkward teen gets the ultimate wish fulfillment when he switches places with an alien prince and discovers his imaginary world is real.

Tags

Body SwapPlanetary AdventureComing of Age