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The Dream Catcher

Monica Hughes (1986)

SubgenreHigh Fantasy
Age groupYA 12-17
Content ratingPG
Pages (Quick Read (<250))
SeriesArc One #2
Setting
CSM age12
Goodreads3.99
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Content levels

ViolenceMild
Sexual contentNone
LanguageNone

Trigger warnings

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Positive tags

AdventureSelf-DiscoveryQuestMysteryHopeful Ending

Heroine archetypes

Esper / EmpathChosen One Heroine

Protagonist archetypes

Coming-of-Age ProtagonistFish out of Water

Tropes

QuestFish out of WaterChosen OneFellowshipPortal FantasyComing of AgeProphecy

Themes

Self-DiscoveryCommunication Across CulturesIsolation vs ConnectionComing of AgeTrust in the UnknownHopeExploration

Synopsis

In a future world whose people are clustered in domed cities, fifteen-year-old Ruth, who possesses great extrasensory powers and who has received troubling messages in her dreams from another center of civilization, accompanies a group to search for the source of the messages.

Is The Dream Catcher appropriate for my child?

Suitable for most readers 12 and up.

A classic YA science fantasy featuring a fifteen-year-old girl with psychic powers who embarks on a quest to find the source of mysterious dream messages. Mild peril expected but no violence, romance, or strong language.

What to know going in

This book has mild violence, no sexual content, and clean language.

Who'll love this

Teens will enjoy Ruth's psychic abilities and the mystery of discovering what lies beyond her domed city.

Tags

DystopianScience FantasyPsychic PowersFirst Contact