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The Golden Hour

Maiya Williams (2004)

SubgenreEpic Fantasy
Age groupMiddle Grade 8-12
Content ratingPG
Pages (Standard (250-400))
SeriesThe Golden Hour #1
Setting
CSM age10
Goodreads3.95
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Content levels

ViolenceMild
Sexual contentNone
LanguageNone

Trigger warnings

Death of ParentGrief

Positive tags

AdventureSibling BondHealing ArcMysteryHeartwarming

Hero archetypes

Coming-of-Age Hero

Heroine archetypes

Coming-of-Age Heroine

Protagonist archetypes

Time-DisplacedDuo / Partners

Tropes

Time TravelComing of AgeFish out of WaterPortal FantasyMentor FigureFound FamilyQuest

Themes

Grief and LossFamily BondsTime and MemoryHealingAdventureSelf-Discovery

Synopsis

Thirteen-year-old Rowan and his eleven-year-old sister Nina, still bereft by the death of their mother the year before, experience an unusual adventure through time when they come to stay with their two eccentric great-aunts in a small town on the Maine coast.

Is The Golden Hour appropriate for my child?

Suitable for most readers 10 and up.

Siblings dealing with their mother's death find healing through a magical time-travel adventure with eccentric great-aunts. Themes of grief and family bonds with age-appropriate peril.

What to know going in

This book has mild violence, no sexual content, and clean language. Content notes include death of parent and grief.

Who'll love this

Two kids mourning their mom get swept into a mysterious time-travel adventure with quirky relatives in a coastal Maine town.

Tags

Time Travel FantasyContemporary FantasyAdventure FantasyHistorical Fantasy