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Cover of The Crime of Martin Coverly

The Crime of Martin Coverly

Leonard Wibberley (1980)

SubgenreHigh Fantasy
Age groupMiddle Grade 8-12
Content ratingPG
Pages (Standard (250-400))
Setting
CSM age10
Goodreads4.11
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Content levels

ViolenceMild
Sexual contentNone
LanguageMild

Trigger warnings

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Positive tags

AdventureComing of AgeMysteryFriendship

Protagonist archetypes

Coming-of-Age ProtagonistTime-Displaced

Tropes

Time TravelFish out of WaterPirateComing of AgePortal FantasyMentor FigureQuest

Themes

Coming of AgeIdentityFamily LegacyAdventureHistorical Connection

Synopsis

After being visited by a man in 18th-century clothing who resembles his uncle and claims they have unfinished business, 15-year-old Nick finds himself aboard his uncle's pirate ship in the 1720's.

Tags

Time Travel FantasyHistorical FantasyPirate AdventureMiddle Grade Fantasy