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Cover of The Shining Pool

The Shining Pool

Dale Carlson;Danny Carlson (1979)

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

ViolenceMild
Sexual contentNone
LanguageNone

Trigger warnings

Mental ManipulationPossession

Positive tags

SurvivalSelf-DiscoveryFriendshipHopeful Ending

Hero archetypes

Fish out of WaterReluctant Hero

Protagonist archetypes

Chosen One

Tropes

Chosen OneFish out of WaterMind ControlSmall Town HorrorReluctant HeroLone ProtagonistUnderwater Threat

Themes

IsolationResisting ConformityMind ControlAdolescenceCommunity Under ThreatIndividual vs Collective

Synopsis

Teenaged Ben is the only person to realize the dangerous meaning of the underwater light which has affected the minds of the other young people in his small town in Maine.

Tags

Horror ElementsMysterySupernatural Thriller