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The Battle for Castle Cockatrice

Gerald Durrell (1999)

SubgenreHigh Fantasy
Age groupMiddle Grade 8-12
Content ratingPG
Pages (Quick Read (<250))
Setting
CSM age8+
Goodreads4.34
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Content levels

ViolenceMild
Sexual contentNone
LanguageNone

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Positive tags

AdventureFriendshipFound FamilyQuestHopeful Ending

Protagonist archetypes

FellowshipComing-of-Age ProtagonistFish out of Water

Tropes

Portal FantasyQuestFellowshipFound FamilyFish out of WaterComing of AgeDark LordAnimal CompanionsReluctant Hero

Themes

Good vs EvilFriendshipCourageEnvironmental ProtectionCross-Species UnderstandingHeroism

Synopsis

Three children befriend an unusual parrot and spider and travel with them to Mythologia, the magical land of mythical animals, to try and save it from being taken over by the evil Cockatrices.

Tags

AdventureAnimal FantasyPortal FantasyChildren's Literature