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The Owl Keeper

Chris Brodien-Jones (2010)

SubgenreMiddle Grade Fantasy
Age groupMiddle Grade 8-12
Content ratingPG
Pages306 (Standard (250-400))
Setting
CSM age10
Goodreads3.82/5 (1325)
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Content levels

ViolenceMild
Sexual contentNone
LanguageNone

Trigger warnings

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Positive tags

AdventureFound FamilyQuestHopeful EndingFriendship

Hero archetypes

Coming-of-Age HeroOutcast / Loner

Heroine archetypes

Coming-of-Age HeroineMysterious Heroine

Protagonist archetypes

Duo / PartnersChosen OneReluctant Hero

Tropes

Chosen OneProphecyAnimal CompanionComing of AgeQuestDuo / PartnersDystopian GovernmentForbidden KnowledgeOutcasts Unite

Themes

Coming of AgeEnvironmentalismResistance Against AuthorityFriendshipNature vs TechnologySurvivalProphecy and Destiny

Synopsis

Eleven-year-old Max partners with an unusual girl, Rose, who shares his appreciation of the silver owls that the High Echelon wants to destroy, and together they make a perilous journey seeking to fulfill a prophecy.

Is The Owl Keeper appropriate for my child?

Suitable for most readers 10 and up.

A gentle middle-grade dystopian adventure featuring two young outcasts who embark on a dangerous quest to protect endangered owls from a tyrannical government. Contains mild peril and themes of environmental destruction.

What to know going in

This book has mild violence, no sexual content, and clean language.

Who'll love this

Kids will love the mysterious owls, the brave friendship between Max and Rose, and their exciting journey to save the creatures from evil forces.

Tags

Dystopian FantasyEnvironmental FantasyAnimal FantasyQuest Adventure