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The Printer's Devil

Paul Bajoria (2005)

SubgenreEpic Fantasy
Age groupMiddle Grade 8-12
Content ratingPG
Pages (Standard (250-400))
Setting
CSM age10
Goodreads3.46
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Content levels

ViolenceMild
Sexual contentNone
LanguageNone

Trigger warnings

AbandonmentDeception

Positive tags

MysteryAdventureSelf-DiscoveryComing of Age

Hero archetypes

OrphanApprentice

Protagonist archetypes

Mystery-Solving ProtagonistComing-of-Age Protagonist

Tropes

Hidden IdentityMistaken IdentityOrphanComing of AgeHistorical SettingMystery PlotUrban Adventure

Themes

IdentityMysteryComing of AgeClass StruggleDeception and TruthBelonging

Synopsis

After printing the "Wanted" posters for some of London's most notorious inhabitants, a printer's boy is entangled, by a genuine convict, in a series of mistaken identities and events leading back to the boy's own mysterious past.

Is The Printer's Devil appropriate for my child?

Suitable for most readers 10 and up.

A middle grade mystery-adventure set in historical London with mild peril from criminals and convicts, but no graphic content. Features themes of identity and belonging suitable for ages 8-12.

What to know going in

This book has mild violence, no sexual content, and clean language. Content notes include abandonment and deception.

Who'll love this

Readers will enjoy the thrilling mystery of mistaken identities, criminals, and uncovering secrets about the protagonist's mysterious past in historical London.

Tags

Historical FantasyMysteryHistorical FictionAdventure