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The Last Musketeer

Stuart Gibbs (2011)

SubgenreHigh Fantasy
Age groupMiddle Grade 8-12
Content ratingPG
Pages (Standard (250-400))
SeriesThe Last Musketeer #1
Setting
CSM age10
Goodreads4.23
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Content levels

ViolenceMild
Sexual contentNone
LanguageNone

Trigger warnings

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Positive tags

AdventureFriendshipHumorQuestSelf-Discovery

Protagonist archetypes

Coming-of-Age ProtagonistTime-DisplacedFish out of Water

Tropes

Time TravelFish out of WaterComing of AgeFellowshipHistorical FantasyFound Family

Themes

Time TravelFriendshipAdventureComing of AgeHistory and FantasyFish out of Water

Synopsis

In Paris with his parents to sell family heirlooms, fourteen-year-old Greg Rich suddenly finds himself four hundred years in the past, and is aided by boys who will one day be known as "The Three Musketeers."

Is The Last Musketeer appropriate for my child?

Suitable for most readers 10 and up.

A fun middle grade time travel adventure where a modern teen teams up with the young musketeers. Expect mild swashbuckling action appropriate for the age group, with emphasis on friendship and historical adventure.

What to know going in

This book has mild violence, no sexual content, and clean language.

Who'll love this

Readers will love the exciting premise of being transported back in time to meet the Three Musketeers as kids and going on adventures in old Paris.

Tags

Historical FantasyTime Travel AdventureMiddle Grade Adventure