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The Magic City

Edith Nesbit (1910)

SubgenreChildren's Fantasy
Age groupMiddle Grade 8-12
Content ratingG
Pages162 (Quick Read (<250))
SettingSecondary World
CSM age8
Goodreads3.93/5 (2141)
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Content levels

ViolenceMild
Sexual contentNone
LanguageNone

Trigger warnings

AbandonmentGrief

Positive tags

AdventureSelf-DiscoveryFriendshipHopeful Ending

Hero archetypes

Fish out of WaterComing-of-Age Hero

Protagonist archetypes

Coming-of-Age Protagonist

Tropes

Portal FantasyComing of AgeFish out of WaterQuestSecondary WorldFellowship

Themes

EscapismLonelinessImagination and CreativityGrief and LossFriendshipSelf-Discovery

Synopsis

An extremely unhappy ten-year-old magically escapes into a city he has built out of books, chessmen, candlesticks, and other household items.

Tags

Classic FantasyPortal FantasyAdventure