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Ten Thousand Charms

Leander Watts (2005)

SubgenreEpic Fantasy
Age groupMiddle Grade 8-12
Content ratingPG
Pages (Standard (250-400))
Setting
CSM age10
Goodreads3.0

Content levels

ViolenceMild
Sexual contentNone
LanguageNone

Trigger warnings

ExileDeath of Parent

Hero archetypes

OrphanApprentice

Synopsis

When an exiled German king and his three daughters arrive in Pharaoh, New York, their fates become intertwined with that of an eleven-year-old ropemaker's apprentice named Roddy whose supernatural abilities allow him to communicate with crows and dark forces.

Is Ten Thousand Charms appropriate for my child?

Suitable for most readers 10 and up.

This middle grade fantasy features an 11-year-old protagonist with supernatural abilities who communicates with crows and encounters 'dark forces.' Likely contains mild peril and magical themes appropriate for the age group.

What to know going in

This book has mild violence, no sexual content, and clean language. Content notes include death of parent and exile.

Who'll love this

Readers will enjoy following a young apprentice with mysterious powers who befriends exiled royalty and discovers his supernatural connection to crows.

Tags

Historical FantasyContemporary FantasyMagical Realism