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The Dream Book

Meg Wolitzer (1986)

SubgenreHigh Fantasy
Age groupMiddle Grade 8-12
Content ratingPG
Pages (Quick Read (<250))
Setting
CSM age10
Goodreads3.93
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Content levels

ViolenceNone
Sexual contentNone
LanguageNone

Trigger warnings

AbandonmentDeath of Parent

Positive tags

FriendshipMysterySelf-DiscoveryComing of Age

Heroine archetypes

Coming-of-Age HeroineOrphan

Protagonist archetypes

Duo / PartnersComing-of-Age Protagonist

Tropes

Coming of AgeFound FamilyFish out of WaterQuestHidden IdentityMentor Figure

Themes

FriendshipLoss and AbandonmentIdentityDreams and RealityMissing ParentComing of AgeConnection

Synopsis

When eleven-year-old Claudia, living alone with her mother, meets tough Danger Roth, the two girls start sharing strange dreams in which Claudia's missing father sends her cryptic messages.

Tags

Contemporary FantasyMagical RealismPsychological