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Song of the Gargoyle

Zilpha Keatley Snyder (1991)

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

ViolenceMild
Sexual contentNone
LanguageNone

Trigger warnings

KidnappingAbandonment

Positive tags

AdventureFound FamilyQuestAnimal CompanionComing of Age

Protagonist archetypes

Coming-of-Age ProtagonistReluctant Hero

Tropes

QuestAnimal CompanionComing of AgeReluctant HeroFish out of WaterMedieval EuropeanRescue Mission

Themes

Coming of AgeCourageLoyaltyFather-Son BondSurvivalFriendship

Synopsis

When mysterious men in black abduct his father, the court jester of Austerneve, thirteen-year-old Tymmon flees into the forest, where he acquires a strange animal companion and plots to rescue his father.

Is Song of the Gargoyle appropriate for my child?

Suitable for most readers 10 and up.

A classic middle grade fantasy adventure with mild peril as a boy searches for his kidnapped father. Contains some suspenseful moments but age-appropriate for young readers.

What to know going in

This book has mild violence, no sexual content, and clean language. Content notes include kidnapping and abandonment.

Who'll love this

Readers will love the mysterious animal companion and the brave quest to rescue a father from mysterious kidnappers.

Tags

AdventureAnimal FantasyHistorical Fantasy