← Back to search
Content levels
ViolenceMild
Sexual contentNone
LanguageNone
Trigger warnings
Positive tags
Hero archetypes
Protagonist archetypes
Synopsis
In the divided England of the distant future, a recently-orphaned boy flees the sprawling area known as the Conurb for the serene world of the County where the people seem to live a simpler existence.
Is The Guardians appropriate for my child?
Suitable for most readers 10 and up.
An orphaned boy escapes urban life for the countryside in a future divided England. Themes of loss and displacement are handled gently, with mild peril likely but no graphic content suggested.
What to know going in
This book has mild violence, no sexual content, and clean language. Content notes include death of parent, abandonment, and class struggle.
Who'll love this
A boy on the run discovers a whole new world when he leaves the city for a mysterious rural area.
Tags
Dystopian ElementsSurvival StorySocial Commentary