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The Doom Machine

Mark Teague (2009)

SubgenreDark Fantasy
Age groupMiddle Grade 8-12
Content ratingPG
Pages (Quick Read (<250))
Setting
CSM age10
Goodreads3.38

Content levels

ViolenceMild
Sexual contentNone
LanguageNone

Trigger warnings

Not yet tagged

Hero archetypes

Outcast / Loner

Heroine archetypes

Bookish / Nerdy Heroine

Protagonist archetypes

Duo / PartnersFish out of Water

Synopsis

When a spaceship lands in the small town of Vern Hollow in 1956, juvenile delinquent Jack Creedle and prim, studious Isadora Shumway form an unexpected alliance as they try to keep a group of extraterrestrials from stealing eccentric Uncle Bud's space travel machine.

Tags

Science FictionHistorical FantasyAlien ContactRetro Sci-Fi