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Cover of The Dram Road

The Dram Road

Louise Lawrence (1983)

SubgenreChildren's Fantasy

Age groupMiddle Grade 8-12

Content ratingPG

Pages (Quick Read (<250))

Setting

CSM age10

Goodreads4.0

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Content levels

ViolenceMild

Sexual contentNone

LanguageMild

Trigger warnings

Crime Social Isolation

Positive tags

Found Family Mentor Figure Redemption Arc Heartwarming

Hero archetypes

Outcast / Loner Runaway

Protagonist archetypes

Duo / Partners Fish out of Water

Tropes

Fish out of Water Mentor Figure Haunted Location Redemption Arc Coming of Age Found Family

Themes

Redemption Coming of Age Connection Across Generations Consequences of Actions Finding Home Social Outcasts

Synopsis

Ghosts on a historic rural road bring together a desperate young London punk running from a crime and a stubborn old man.

Tags

Contemporary FantasyGhost StoryHistorical ElementsSocial Drama