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The Girl Who Leapt Through Time

David Karashima (2012)

SubgenreFantasy
Age groupYA 12-17
Content ratingPG
Pages170 (Quick Read (<250))
Setting
CSM age13
Goodreads3.25/5 (2664)

Content levels

ViolenceMild
Sexual contentNone
LanguageNone

Trigger warnings

Not yet tagged

Hero archetypes

Mysterious Hero

Protagonist archetypes

Time-Displaced

Synopsis

One of Tsutsui's best-known and most popular works in his native Japan, The Girl Who Leapt through Time is the story of fifteen-year-old schoolgirl Kazuko, who accidentally discovers that she can leap back and forth in time. In her quest to uncover the identity of the mysterious figure that she believes to be responsible for her paranormal abilities, she'll constantly have to push the boundaries of space and time, and challenge the notions of dream and reality.

Is The Girl Who Leapt Through Time appropriate for my child?

Suitable for most readers 13 and up.

A gentle time-travel story about a teenage girl discovering supernatural abilities and investigating their source. No violence beyond mild peril, no romance or mature content.

What to know going in

This book has mild violence, no sexual content, and clean language.

Who'll love this

Teens will enjoy following a relatable high school girl as she experiments with time-leaping powers and tries to solve the mystery behind them.

Tags

Science FictionMysteryTime TravelContemporary Fantasy