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Cover of The Great Blue Yonder

The Great Blue Yonder

Alex Shearer (2001)

SubgenreEpic Fantasy

Age groupMiddle Grade 8-12

Content ratingPG

Pages (Quick Read (<250))

Setting

CSM age10

Goodreads3.97

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Content levels

ViolenceMild

Sexual contentNone

LanguageNone

Trigger warnings

Death Death of Child Grief

Positive tags

Coming of Age Self-Discovery Heartwarming Hopeful Ending

Hero archetypes

Coming-of-Age Hero

Protagonist archetypes

Ghost / Undead Protagonist

Tropes

Coming of Age Ghost Protagonist Fish out of Water Quest Portal Fantasy

Themes

Death and Dying Afterlife Unfinished Business Letting Go Identity Loss Acceptance

Synopsis

Harry, a boy who has died, tries to describe what it is like on the "other side," a place known as the Other Lands.

Tags

Contemporary FantasyGhost StoryPhilosophical Fiction