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The Killing Tree

Jay Bennett (1972)

SubgenreHigh Fantasy
Age groupYA 12-17
Content ratingPG-13
Pages (Quick Read (<250))
Setting
CSM age13
Goodreads3.5
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Content levels

ViolenceModerate
Sexual contentNone
LanguageMild

Trigger warnings

Death of ParentOrganized CrimeViolence

Positive tags

AdventureMysteryComing of Age

Hero archetypes

Coming-of-Age HeroOrphan

Protagonist archetypes

Reluctant Hero

Tropes

Coming of AgeFish out of WaterAncient ArtifactReluctant HeroHidden Identity

Themes

Coming of AgeGriefLegacyDanger and SurvivalCultural HeritageCrime

Synopsis

An ancient African statue received as a gift from his dead father involves a seventeen-year-old boy with diamond smugglers.

Tags

MysteryThrillerContemporary FantasyAdventure