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Cover of The Friendship Song

The Friendship Song

Nancy Springer (1992)

SubgenreFairy Tale Retelling
Age groupMiddle Grade 8-12
Content ratingPG
Pages (Quick Read (<250))
Setting
CSM age10
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Content levels

ViolenceMild
Sexual contentNone
LanguageNone

Trigger warnings

DeathGrief

Positive tags

FriendshipAdventureQuestHeartwarmingComing of Age

Heroine archetypes

Coming-of-Age Heroine

Protagonist archetypes

Duo / PartnersComing-of-Age Protagonist

Tropes

QuestComing of AgeFound FamilyPortal FantasyMentor FigureFish out of Water

Themes

FriendshipGrief and LossComing of AgeDeath and ResurrectionJourney to the UnderworldLoyalty

Synopsis

Harper learns about true friendship when she and her friend Rawnie find their way through the underworld of her new stepmother's backyard to bring their favorite rock singer back from the dead.

Tags

MythologyContemporary FantasyMusical Elements