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The Shimmers in the Night

Lydia Millet (2012)

SubgenreDark Fantasy
Age groupMiddle Grade 8-12
Content ratingPG-13
Pages (Quick Read (<250))
SeriesDissenters #2
Setting
CSM age10
Goodreads3.86

Content levels

ViolenceModerate
Sexual contentNone
LanguageMild

Heroine archetypes

Coming-of-Age Heroine

Protagonist archetypes

Duo / PartnersRescue Mission

Synopsis

"Cara's mother is still missing. When her brother Jax texts her from "smart kid's boot camp" in Boston, Cara and her two best friends go to the rescue. But the camp is a front for Cara's mother's organization who are fighting against a force who wants to make the planet over in its own image, which will leave no space for anything else, animal, insect, or human"--

Tags

Environmental FantasyScience FantasyAdventureThriller Elements