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The Kindling

Jennifer Armstrong;Nancy Butcher (2002)

SubgenreHigh Fantasy
Age groupYA 12-17
Content ratingPG-13
Pages (Standard (250-400))
SeriesFire-Us #1
Setting
CSM age12
Goodreads3.8
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Content levels

ViolenceModerate
Sexual contentNone
LanguageMild

Trigger warnings

Death of ParentMass DeathPlague/EpidemicAbandonmentSurvival

Positive tags

Found FamilySurvivalHopeful EndingFriendship

Protagonist archetypes

Ensemble CastSurvivalOrphan

Tropes

Found FamilyComing of AgeSurvivalPost-ApocalypticFish out of Water

Themes

SurvivalComing of AgeLoss and GriefCommunity BuildingHope in DarknessAdaptationResilience

Synopsis

In 2007, a small band of children have joined together in a Florida town, trying to survive in a world where it seems that all the adults have been killed off by a catastrophic virus.

Tags

Post-ApocalypticDystopianSurvival Fiction