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The Dropper

Ron McLarty (2012)

SubgenreHigh Fantasy
Age groupYA 12-17
Content ratingPG-13
Pages (Standard (250-400))
Setting
CSM age13
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Content levels

ViolenceModerate
Sexual contentNone
LanguageModerate

Trigger warnings

Death of ParentChild AbuseDomestic ViolenceAddictionSubstance Abuse

Positive tags

Coming of AgeSibling BondProtectorSurvival

Hero archetypes

Working-Class Hero

Protagonist archetypes

Coming-of-Age Protagonist

Tropes

Coming of AgeFish out of WaterProtector

Themes

Coming of AgeFamily DutySurvivalClass StruggleGriefResilienceBrotherhood

Synopsis

In England in 1922, after the death of his mother, teen plumber and part-time boxer Albert "Shoe" Horn must deal with his abusive, alchoholic father and care for a younger brother with special needs.

Tags

Historical FictionFamily DramaLiterary Fiction