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The Silver Penny

Randall Wright (2005)

SubgenreEpic Fantasy
Age groupMiddle Grade 8-12
Content ratingPG
Pages (Quick Read (<250))
Setting
CSM age10
Goodreads2.57
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Content levels

ViolenceMild
Sexual contentNone
LanguageNone

Trigger warnings

Chronic IllnessChild Harm

Positive tags

Coming of AgeMysterySelf-DiscoveryHealing Arc

Protagonist archetypes

Coming-of-Age ProtagonistCursed Protagonist

Tropes

Coming of AgeCursed HeroHidden IdentityFound FamilyHealing Arc

Themes

Coming of AgeFate vs Free WillConsequences of ActionsHealingMysteryIdentityFriendship

Synopsis

A rare silver coin and a mysterious red-haired boy seem entangled in eleven-year-old Jacob "Deb" Corey's fate when he is laid up with a badly broken leg on his family's farm in the mid-1800s, just after performing a hex to cure his wanderlust.

Tags

Historical FantasyLow FantasyMagical Realism