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The Last Universe

William Sleator (2005)

SubgenreEpic Fantasy
Age groupMiddle Grade 8-12
Content ratingPG
Pages (Quick Read (<250))
Setting
CSM age10
Goodreads3.82
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Content levels

ViolenceMild
Sexual contentNone
LanguageNone

Trigger warnings

Chronic IllnessDeath of SiblingGrief

Positive tags

Coming of AgeSibling BondSelf-DiscoveryMystery

Heroine archetypes

Coming-of-Age Heroine

Protagonist archetypes

Coming-of-Age ProtagonistFish out of Water

Tropes

Portal FantasyFish out of WaterHidden IdentityReluctant HeroComing of AgeQuestMentor Figure

Themes

Family BondsIllness and MortalityReality vs IllusionScientific WonderSacrificeSibling LoveParallel Worlds

Synopsis

When her desperately ill older brother insists that she take him into their mysterious backyard garden, designed by their quantum physicist great uncle, fourteen-year-old Susan discovers that things are not always what they seem.

Tags

Science Fiction ElementsQuantum PhysicsParallel UniverseContemporary Fantasy