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The Dying Sun

Jamie Thomson;Mark Smith (II) (1986)

SubgenreMiddle Grade Fantasy
Age groupMiddle Grade 8-12
Content ratingPG
Pages (Quick Read (<250))
SeriesFalcon #5
Setting
CSM age10
Goodreads2.88

Content levels

ViolenceMild
Sexual contentNone
LanguageNone

Trigger warnings

Anxiety

Synopsis

Set in the future during a new ice age, James and Robert leave the crime-ridden, warm South for a more primitive existence in the North as the two rejoin James' parents on their farm in Missouri and prepare for the approaching winter.

Is The Dying Sun appropriate for my child?

Suitable for most readers 10 and up.

Two boys flee crime-ridden cities for a family farm in a future ice age. Mild survival peril with themes of environmental disaster and societal collapse, but age-appropriate for middle grade readers.

What to know going in

This book has mild violence, no sexual content, and clean language. Content notes include anxiety.

Who'll love this

Two friends embark on a journey to survive in a frozen future world where they must adapt to farm life.

Tags

Post-ApocalypticSurvival FictionScience Fiction