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Summer's End

Robert Hawks (1994)

SubgenreHigh Fantasy
Age groupMiddle Grade 8-12
Content ratingPG
Pages (Standard (250-400))
Setting
CSM age10

Content levels

ViolenceMild
Sexual contentNone
LanguageNone

Heroine archetypes

Reluctant Heroine

Protagonist archetypes

Coming-of-Age Protagonist

Synopsis

When her little sister and the other children begin disappearing from the sands of Cape Cod and from the very memories of their loved ones, Amy must find a way to rescue them before the summer comes to a close.

Is Summer's End appropriate for my child?

Suitable for most readers 10 and up.

Children mysteriously disappear and are erased from memories in this suspenseful middle-grade fantasy. Mild peril and emotional intensity around missing children, but no graphic content.

What to know going in

This book has mild violence, no sexual content, and clean language. Content notes include child harm, kidnapping, and grief (see the full list above).

Who'll love this

A gripping mystery where a brave girl must race against time to save her sister and other vanished children before summer ends.

Tags

MysteryContemporary FantasySupernatural Thriller