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Cover of The Borrowers afloat

The Borrowers afloat

Mary Norton (2000)

SubgenreFantasy
Age groupChildren 5-8
Content ratingG
Pages176 (Quick Read (<250))
Setting
CSM age6
Goodreads4.03/5 (8025)
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Content levels

ViolenceMild
Sexual contentNone
LanguageNone

Trigger warnings

PerilNatural Disaster

Positive tags

AdventureFound FamilySurvivalHopeful Ending

Protagonist archetypes

Found Family CrewFish out of WaterSurvival

Tropes

Found FamilyFish out of WaterQuestSurvivalFellowship

Themes

SurvivalFamily BondsAdaptationHome and BelongingResilience

Synopsis

The Borrowers, a family of miniature people, journey down a drain, live brefly in a tea kettle, and are swept away in a flood before finding a new home. Sequel to "The Borrowers Afield."

Tags

AdventureSurvival StoryChildren's LiteratureClassic Fantasy