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The Other Shepards

Adele Griffin (1998)

SubgenreHigh Fantasy
Age groupYA 12-17
Content ratingPG
Pages (Quick Read (<250))
Setting
CSM age13
Goodreads3.51
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Content levels

ViolenceNone
Sexual contentNone
LanguageMild

Trigger warnings

Death of ChildGriefParental NeglectDepression

Positive tags

Coming of AgeSibling BondSelf-DiscoveryHealing Arc

Heroine archetypes

Coming-of-Age HeroineYounger Heroine (Age Gap)

Protagonist archetypes

Coming-of-Age Protagonist

Tropes

Coming of AgeFish out of Water

Themes

GriefIdentityFamily TraumaLiving in ShadowSibling RelationshipsParental ExpectationsFinding Self

Synopsis

Teenage Holland and her younger sister Geneva, having always lived under the shadow of siblings who died before they were born, struggle to establish separate identities and escape from the oppressive weight of their parents' continuing grief.

Tags

Contemporary FictionFamily DramaPsychological Fiction