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The Folk Keeper (Jean Karl Books)

Franny Billingsley (2001)

SubgenreMiddle Grade Fantasy
Age groupMiddle Grade 8-12
Content ratingPG
Pages176 (Quick Read (<250))
Setting
CSM age10
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Content levels

ViolenceMild
Sexual contentNone
LanguageNone

Trigger warnings

AbandonmentDeception

Positive tags

Coming of AgeSelf-DiscoveryFound FamilyHopeful Ending

Heroine archetypes

OrphanHidden IdentityCursed Heroine

Protagonist archetypes

Coming-of-Age ProtagonistFish out of Water

Tropes

Hidden IdentityOrphanComing of AgeFish out of WaterShapeshiftersNon-Western SettingFound FamilySelf-Discovery

Themes

IdentityBelongingSelf-DiscoveryFolkloreNature vs CivilizationGender RolesHeritage

Synopsis

Orphaned Corinna disguises herself as a boy to pose as a Folk Keeper, one who keeps the Evil Folk at bay, and discovers her heritage as a seal maiden when she is taken to live with a wealthy family in their manor by the sea.

Tags

Historical FantasyFolklore RetellingCeltic Mythology