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The Giant-Slayer

Iain Lawrence (2009)

SubgenreHigh Fantasy
Age groupMiddle Grade 8-12
Content ratingPG
Pages (Standard (250-400))
Setting
CSM age10
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Content levels

ViolenceNone
Sexual contentNone
LanguageNone

Trigger warnings

Chronic IllnessChild HarmTerminal Illness

Positive tags

Healing ArcHopeful EndingFriendshipHeartwarming

Heroine archetypes

Coming-of-Age Heroine

Protagonist archetypes

Coming-of-Age Protagonist

Tropes

Coming of AgeMentor FigureFound FamilyFish out of Water

Themes

Power of ImaginationCompassionCoping with IllnessStorytelling as HealingCommunityResilience

Synopsis

When her eight-year-old neighbor is stricken with polio in 1955, eleven-year-old Laurie discovers that there is power in her imagination as she weaves a story during her visits with him and other patients confined to iron lung machines.

Tags

Historical FictionRealistic FictionMedical Drama