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The Gardener

S. A. Bodeen (2010)

SubgenreYA Fantasy
Age groupYA 12-17
Content ratingPG-13
Pages (Quick Read (<250))
Setting
CSM age13
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Content levels

ViolenceModerate
Sexual contentNone
LanguageMild

Trigger warnings

Human ExperimentationMedical TraumaCaptivityMental ManipulationBody Horror

Positive tags

MysteryFriendshipSelf-DiscoveryHeartwarming

Hero archetypes

Coming-of-Age HeroOutcast / Loner

Heroine archetypes

Cursed HeroineMysterious Heroine

Protagonist archetypes

Coming-of-Age ProtagonistReluctant Hero

Tropes

Fish out of WaterHidden IdentityForbidden KnowledgeComing of AgeQuestMedical ConspiracyFound Family

Themes

IdentityEthics of ScienceComing of AgeMemoryHuman RightsConsentPower and Corruption

Synopsis

When high school sophomore Mason finds a beautiful but catatonic girl in the nursing home where his mother works, the discovery leads him to revelations about a series of disturbing human experiments that have a connection to his own life.

Tags

Science FictionDystopianMysteryThriller