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Cover of The Melting Sea

The Melting Sea

Tui T. Sutherland (2012)

SubgenreEpic Fantasy
Age groupMiddle Grade 8-12
Content ratingPG
Pages (Standard (250-400))
SeriesReturn to the Wild #2
Setting
CSM age8
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Content levels

ViolenceMild
Sexual contentNone
LanguageNone

Trigger warnings

AbandonmentAnimal DeathGriefSurvival

Positive tags

AdventureFriendshipFound FamilyQuestSurvival

Protagonist archetypes

FellowshipQuestComing-of-Age Protagonist

Tropes

FellowshipQuestComing of AgeRoad TripFound FamilyFish out of Water

Themes

FriendshipSurvivalJourneyFacing the PastLoyaltyComing of AgeSeparation

Synopsis

"Toklo, Kallik, Lusa, and Yakone trek onward toward the Melting Sea, the site of Kallik's traumatic cubhood--and prepare to be separated for the first time since their journey began"--

Tags

Animal FantasyAdventureNature Survival