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The Silver Coach

C. S. Adler (1979)

SubgenreHigh Fantasy
Age groupMiddle Grade 8-12
Content ratingPG
Pages (Quick Read (<250))
Setting
CSM age10
Goodreads4.14

Content levels

ViolenceNone
Sexual contentNone
LanguageNone

Trigger warnings

DivorceAbandonment

Heroine archetypes

Coming-of-Age Heroine

Synopsis

Neither 12-year-old Chris nor her 6-year-old sister look forward to spending the summer with their unknown grandmother in a remote woodland cabin, but the summer holds many surprises for them, not the least of which is a gradual acceptance of their parents' divorce.

Is The Silver Coach appropriate for my child?

Suitable for most readers 10 and up.

A gentle middle grade story about two sisters adjusting to their parents' divorce while spending summer with their grandmother. The emotional content deals with divorce and family change, but in an age-appropriate, healing-focused way.

What to know going in

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

Who'll love this

Readers will connect with Chris as she navigates a difficult summer that turns into a journey of self-discovery and family healing.

Tags

Contemporary FantasyFamily DramaEmotional Journey