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The Other Side of the Sun

Madeleine L'Engle (1971)

SubgenreHigh Fantasy
Age groupYA 12-17
Content ratingPG
Pages (Standard (250-400))
Setting
CSM age13
Goodreads3.85
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Content levels

ViolenceMild
Sexual contentNone
LanguageNone

Trigger warnings

Class StruggleRacism

Positive tags

Self-DiscoveryComing of AgeRedemption ArcHope

Heroine archetypes

Fish out of WaterReluctant Heroine

Protagonist archetypes

Coming-of-Age Protagonist

Tropes

Fish out of WaterCourt IntrigueFound FamilyComing of AgeMorally Gray Protagonist

Themes

Good vs EvilPrejudice and JusticeClass StruggleSocial HypocrisyMoral CourageIdentityComing of Age

Synopsis

L'Engle at her best, this novel features Stella, who marries into the aristocratic Renier family and discovers a frightening world of intrigue, greed, prejudice, and superstition. Soon drawn into a raging battle between good and evil, Stella must fight her way through to find the other side of the sun.

Tags

Historical FantasySouthern GothicLiterary Fiction