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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
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Content levels

ViolenceMild
Sexual contentNone
LanguageNone

Trigger warnings

ExileDeath of Parent

Positive tags

Coming of AgeFound FamilyFriendshipSelf-Discovery

Hero archetypes

OrphanApprentice

Protagonist archetypes

Coming-of-Age ProtagonistOutcast / Loner

Tropes

Coming of AgeExileHidden IdentityForbidden MagicFound FamilyMentor FigureFish out of WaterDark Lord

Themes

Coming of AgeIdentityBelongingPower and ResponsibilityExile and DisplacementClass StruggleSupernatural Gifts

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.

Tags

Historical FantasyContemporary FantasyMagical Realism