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Cover of Switching Well

Switching Well

Peni R. Griffin (1993)

SubgenreHigh Fantasy
Age groupMiddle Grade 8-12
Content ratingPG
Pages (Standard (250-400))
Setting
CSM age10
Goodreads3.8
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Content levels

ViolenceNone
Sexual contentNone
LanguageNone

Trigger warnings

Abandonment

Positive tags

AdventureFriendshipSelf-DiscoveryHopeful Ending

Heroine archetypes

Fish out of WaterTime-Displaced Heroine

Protagonist archetypes

Duo / PartnersTime-DisplacedFish out of Water

Tropes

Time TravelFish out of WaterPortal FantasyComing of AgeFound FamilyReluctant Hero

Themes

IdentityAdaptationCultural ClashFriendshipBelongingHistorical PerspectiveHome

Synopsis

Two twelve-year-old girls in San Antonio, Texas, Ada in 1891 and Amber in 1991, switch places through a magic well and try desperately to return to their own times.

Tags

Historical FantasyTime TravelContemporary Fantasy