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The Boy Who Couldn't Die

William Sleator (2004)

SubgenreEpic Fantasy
Age groupYA 12-17
Content ratingPG-13
Pages (Quick Read (<250))
Setting
CSM age13
Goodreads3.66

Content levels

ViolenceModerate
Sexual contentNone
LanguageMild

Hero archetypes

Coming-of-Age Hero

Protagonist archetypes

Cursed ProtagonistReluctant Hero

Synopsis

When his best friend dies in a plane crash, sixteen-year-old Ken has a ritual performed that will make him invulnerable, but soon learns that he had good reason to be suspicious of the woman he paid to lock his soul away.

Tags

Supernatural ThrillerContemporary FantasyHorror ElementsPsychological Suspense