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Cover of Snow in Summer

Snow in Summer

Jane Yolen (2011)

SubgenreHigh Fantasy

Age groupYA 12-17

Content ratingPG-13

Pages (Quick Read (<250))

Setting

CSM age13

Goodreads3.52

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Content levels

ViolenceModerate

Sexual contentNone

LanguageMild

Trigger warnings

Death of Parent Child Abuse Emotional Abuse Animal Harm

Positive tags

Coming of Age Survival Self-Discovery Redemption Arc

Heroine archetypes

Coming-of-Age Heroine Orphan

Protagonist archetypes

Coming-of-Age Protagonist

Tropes

Coming of Age Hidden Identity Fish out of Water Found Family Morally Gray Protagonist Forbidden Magic

Themes

Identity Family Survival Good vs Evil Faith and Doubt Prejudice Self-Discovery

Synopsis

Recasts the tale of Snow White, setting it in West Virginia in the 1940s with a stepmother who is a snake-handler.

Tags

Fairy Tale RetellingHistorical FantasyAppalachian Setting