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Swept Away

Josepha Sherman (1988)

SubgenreHigh Fantasy
Age groupMiddle Grade 8-12
Content ratingPG
Pages (Quick Read (<250))
SeriesThe Secret of the Unicorn Queen #1
Setting
CSM age10
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Content levels

ViolenceModerate
Sexual contentNone
LanguageMild

Trigger warnings

AbandonmentDeathSurvival

Positive tags

AdventureSurvivalFriendshipComing of Age

Heroine archetypes

Coming-of-Age HeroineFish out of Water

Protagonist archetypes

Duo / PartnersSurvival

Tropes

Portal FantasyFish out of WaterComing of AgeFound FamilyQuestFellowship

Themes

SurvivalTrust and BetrayalFriendshipComing of AgeIdentitySecrets and Lies

Synopsis

In this first book of a trilogy, five friends set off for a hiking trip that becomes a nightmare struggle for survival. When a flash flood cuts Jeannette and Bill off from the rest of the group, Jeannette is left alone with a long-lost friend who she suspects hides a deadly past.

Is Swept Away appropriate for my child?

Suitable for most readers 10 and up.

Middle grade fantasy adventure featuring teens in peril during a survival situation, with themes of trust and hidden pasts. Violence is survival-focused without graphic detail.

What to know going in

This book has moderate violence, no sexual content, and mild language. Content notes include death, abandonment, and survival.

Who'll love this

A gripping adventure where friends face danger in the wilderness and discover that one of them may be hiding a dangerous secret.

Tags

Survival FictionAdventurePortal Fantasy