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The Shepherd Moon

H. M. Hoover (1984)

SubgenreHigh Fantasy
Age groupMiddle Grade 8-12
Content ratingPG
Pages (Quick Read (<250))
Setting
CSM age10
Goodreads3.73
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Content levels

ViolenceMild
Sexual contentNone
LanguageNone

Trigger warnings

Power Imbalance

Positive tags

AdventureMentor FigureProtectorHeartwarmingSelf-Discovery

Heroine archetypes

Coming-of-Age Heroine

Protagonist archetypes

Duo / PartnersFish out of Water

Tropes

Fish out of WaterLost CivilizationMentor FigureQuestAncient ArtifactHidden IdentityReluctant Hero

Themes

Coming of AgeCultural PreservationPower and CorruptionIdentityLegacyColonialismFirst Contact

Synopsis

When a colonist from a forgotten artificial moon returns to Earth, thirteen-year-old Merry and her grandfather must battle to save their culture from the visitor's strange powers.

Tags

Science FantasyPost-ApocalypticColonization Story