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The Mayor of Central Park

Avi (2003)

SubgenreHigh Fantasy
Age groupMiddle Grade 8-12
Content ratingPG
Pages (Quick Read (<250))
Setting
CSM age8
Goodreads3.55
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Content levels

ViolenceMild
Sexual contentNone
LanguageNone

Trigger warnings

ViolenceEviction

Positive tags

AdventureFound FamilyHumorHopeful Ending

Protagonist archetypes

Non-Human ProtagonistReluctant HeroOutcast / Loner

Tropes

Non-Western SettingRebellionFound FamilyFish out of WaterAntihero

Themes

Community vs GreedStanding up to BulliesHome and BelongingClass StruggleCourage

Synopsis

Oscar Westerwit, a squirrel who loves baseball and Broadway musicals, fights back when a gangster rat named Big Daddy Duds and his thugs move uptown in the year 1900, invade Central Park, and evict Oscar and his animal friends from their homes.

Is The Mayor of Central Park appropriate for my child?

Suitable for most readers 8 and up.

Middle grade animal fantasy with gangster rats as antagonists. Mild conflict and eviction themes, but age-appropriate with anthropomorphic characters and lighthearted elements like baseball and Broadway.

What to know going in

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

Who'll love this

Kids will love Oscar the squirrel's quirky personality and his fight to save Central Park from bad-guy rats.

Tags

Animal FantasyHistorical FantasyUrban Fantasy