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The Painted Boy

Charles de Lint (2010)

SubgenreHigh Fantasy
Age groupYA 12-17
Content ratingPG-13
Pages (Standard (250-400))
SeriesSanto del Vado Viejo, AZ #
Setting
CSM age13
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Content levels

ViolenceModerate
Sexual contentNone
LanguageMild

Trigger warnings

Violence

Positive tags

Coming of AgeSelf-DiscoveryAdventureMentor Figure

Hero archetypes

Coming-of-Age HeroDragon Shifter

Protagonist archetypes

Coming-of-Age ProtagonistFish out of Water

Tropes

Coming of AgeDragon CompanionFish out of WaterHidden IdentityQuestTraining ArcShapeshifters

Themes

IdentityCultural HeritageProving OneselfBelongingTransformationDuty and Honor

Synopsis

High-schooler Jay Li finds himself in the Arizona desert performing dangerous feats as part of his journey to prove himself a worthy member of the part human, part dragon Yellow Dragon Clan.

Tags

Urban FantasyContemporary FantasyMagical Realism