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Cover of The Gift

The Gift

Peter Dickinson (1973)

SubgenreChildren's Fantasy

Age groupMiddle Grade 8-12

Content ratingPG

Pages (Quick Read (<250))

Setting

CSM age10

Goodreads3.75

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Content levels

ViolenceMild

Sexual contentNone

LanguageNone

Trigger warnings

Family Curse Psychic Trauma

Positive tags

Coming of Age Mentor Figure Self-Discovery Mystery

Hero archetypes

Coming-of-Age Hero

Protagonist archetypes

Cursed Protagonist

Tropes

Coming of Age Mentor Figure Forbidden Magic Hidden Identity Fish out of Water

Themes

Coming of Age Family Legacy Responsibility Gift vs Curse Self-Control Isolation

Synopsis

A Welsh youth with extrasensory perception is warned by his grandmother that bad luck happens to family members who try to use the ability.

Tags

Psychic PowersWelsh FolkloreContemporary FantasySupernatural Fiction