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The Everafter

Amy Huntley (2009)

SubgenreHigh Fantasy
Age groupYA 12-17
Content ratingPG
Pages (Quick Read (<250))
Setting
CSM age13
Goodreads3.72
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Content levels

ViolenceMild
Sexual contentNone
LanguageMild

Trigger warnings

DeathGrief

Positive tags

Self-DiscoveryHealing ArcHeartwarmingComing of Age

Heroine archetypes

Coming-of-Age Heroine

Protagonist archetypes

Ghost / Undead Protagonist

Tropes

Ghost ProtagonistMemory RecoveryComing of AgeUnreliable Narrator

Themes

Death and AfterlifeMemoryIdentitySelf-DiscoveryLife's MeaningRegret and ForgivenessComing of Age

Synopsis

After her death, seventeen-year-old Maddy finds a way to revisit moments in her life by using objects that she lost while she was alive, and by so doing she tries to figure out the complicated emotions, events, and meaning of her existence.

Is The Everafter appropriate for my child?

Suitable for most readers 13 and up.

A gentle, introspective story about a teen examining her life after death through lost objects. Emotionally mature but not graphic; deals with death, loss, and meaning of life.

What to know going in

This book has mild violence, no sexual content, and mild language. Content notes include death and grief.

Who'll love this

Teens will connect with Maddy's journey to understand her life and relationships through meaningful objects from her past.

Tags

Contemporary FantasyMagical RealismParanormalLiterary Fantasy