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The Legend of Zoey

Candie Moonshower (2006)

SubgenreHigh Fantasy
Age groupMiddle Grade 8-12
Content ratingPG
Pages (Quick Read (<250))
Setting
CSM age10
Goodreads3.94
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Content levels

ViolenceMild
Sexual contentNone
LanguageNone

Trigger warnings

Natural DisasterDeath

Positive tags

SurvivalFriendshipSelf-DiscoveryAdventureHeartwarming

Heroine archetypes

Coming-of-Age HeroineTime Traveler

Protagonist archetypes

Duo / PartnersTime-Displaced

Tropes

Time TravelFish out of WaterComing of AgeHistorical SettingSurvival StoryDual TimelineFound Family

Themes

SurvivalFriendship Across TimeResilienceHistorical ConnectionAdaptationCourage

Synopsis

The diaries of thirteen-year-old Zoey, who lives in modern day Tennessee, and Prudence, who lives in 1811 Missouri, tell how the two girls survive the New Madrid earthquakes and the subsequent floods after Zoey travels back in time.

Is The Legend of Zoey appropriate for my child?

Suitable for most readers 10 and up.

Parents should know this book deals with natural disasters (earthquakes and flooding) that may include peril and potentially some deaths, but is age-appropriate for middle grade readers with mild intensity.

What to know going in

This book has mild violence, no sexual content, and clean language. Content notes include death and natural disaster.

Who'll love this

Kids will enjoy the time-travel adventure and the friendship between two girls from different centuries facing a major natural disaster together.

Tags

Historical FictionTime TravelSurvival StoryDual Narrative