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The Red Magician

Lisa Goldstein (1982)

SubgenreHistorical Fantasy
Age groupYA 12-17
Content ratingPG-13
Pages (Quick Read (<250))
Setting
CSM age14
Goodreads3.63
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Content levels

ViolenceStrong
Sexual contentNone
LanguageMild

Trigger warnings

GenocideHolocaustWarDeathMass DeathAntisemitismViolence

Positive tags

Coming of AgeHopeful EndingResilienceMagic as Hope

Hero archetypes

Mysterious Hero

Heroine archetypes

Coming-of-Age Heroine

Protagonist archetypes

Coming-of-Age Protagonist

Tropes

Coming of AgeHistorical FantasyMentor FigureHidden MagicNon-Western SettingWarMagical Realism

Themes

Hope Against DarknessSurvivalCultural IdentityMagic as ResistanceHistorical TraumaTranscendenceJewish Heritage

Synopsis

The hidden world of Eastern European Jews during the 1940s turns into a world of wonders in a fantasy tale that transcends the Holocaust with magical optimism.

Tags

Historical FictionMagical RealismLiterary FantasyWwii Fantasy