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The Power of Un

Nancy Etchemendy (2000)

SubgenreMiddle Grade Fantasy
Age groupMiddle Grade 8-12
Content ratingPG
Pages148 (Quick Read (<250))
SettingSecondary World
CSM age10
Goodreads3.88/5 (722)

Content levels

ViolenceMild
Sexual contentNone
LanguageNone

Hero archetypes

Coming-of-Age Hero

Protagonist archetypes

Time-Displaced

Synopsis

Stories used to be easier to start before I found out about the innermost workings of the universe and all that stuff-I mean, back in the days, maybe a week ago, when I was just Gib Finney, a regular guy with a bedroom full of birds' nests, stringless yo-yos, baseballs, half-eaten Baby Ruths, and computer parts.

Is The Power of Un appropriate for my child?

Suitable for most readers 10 and up.

A middle-grade time-travel fantasy where a boy receives a device to undo past events after his sister is hit by a truck. Contains mild peril and emotional themes around family trauma, but age-appropriate treatment.

What to know going in

This book has mild violence, no sexual content, and clean language. Content notes include child harm, death, and grief (see the full list above).

Who'll love this

Kids will connect with Gib's struggle to fix the worst day of his life and save his sister using a magical device.

Tags

Time Travel FictionContemporary FantasyScience Fantasy