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The Magical Adventures of Pretty Pearl

Virginia Hamilton (1983)

SubgenreHigh Fantasy
Age groupMiddle Grade 8-12
Content ratingPG
Pages (Standard (250-400))
Setting
CSM age10
Goodreads3.69
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Content levels

ViolenceMild
Sexual contentNone
LanguageNone

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Positive tags

AdventureComing of AgeSelf-DiscoveryHopeful Ending

Heroine archetypes

Coming-of-Age Heroine

Protagonist archetypes

Fish out of WaterHidden Identity

Tropes

Hidden IdentityFish out of WaterComing of AgeNon-Western SettingShapeshiftersFound Family

Themes

IdentityCultural HeritageFreedomCommunityPower and ResponsibilityAfrican Mythology

Synopsis

Pretty Pearl, a spirited young African god child eager toshow off her powers, travels to the New World where, disguised as a human, she lives among a band of free blacks who have created their own separate world deep inside a vast forest.

Tags

Mythological FantasyHistorical FantasyAfrican-American LiteratureCultural Fantasy