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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.

Is The Silver Penny appropriate for my child?

Suitable for most readers 10 and up.

A middle grade historical fantasy about an 11-year-old boy dealing with a broken leg and mysterious magical events on his family's 1800s farm. The injury element may be intense for sensitive readers.

What to know going in

This book has mild violence, no sexual content, and clean language. Content notes include child harm and chronic illness.

Who'll love this

Kids who love historical settings with magical mysteries will enjoy following Jacob as he uncovers the secrets of a silver coin and a strange boy.

Tags

Historical FantasyLow FantasyMagical Realism