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Cover of The Magic Meadow

The Magic Meadow

Alexander Key (1975)

SubgenreHigh Fantasy
Age groupMiddle Grade 8-12
Content ratingG
Pages (Quick Read (<250))
Setting
CSM age8
Goodreads4.17
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Content levels

ViolenceNone
Sexual contentNone
LanguageNone

Trigger warnings

Chronic IllnessAbleism

Positive tags

Hopeful EndingFriendshipFound FamilyAdventureHeartwarming

Protagonist archetypes

Ensemble CastDisabled / Chronic Illness Protagonist

Tropes

Portal FantasyFound FamilyFish out of WaterQuestComing of Age

Themes

Disability and AbilityImaginationEscape and FreedomFriendshipHopeBelonging

Synopsis

As five crippled children play games of imagining themselves in another beautiful world, one of the boys finds he can help the rest of them escape to a strange new place.

Tags

Portal FantasyDisability RepresentationMagical Realism