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The Silver Ship and the Sea

Brenda Cooper (2007)

SubgenreHigh Fantasy
Age groupYA 12-17
Content ratingPG-13
Pages (Standard (250-400))
SeriesFremont's Children / The Silver Ship #1
Setting
CSM age13
Goodreads3.72

Content levels

ViolenceModerate
Sexual contentNone
LanguageMild

Hero archetypes

Genetically Engineered

Heroine archetypes

Genetically Engineered

Synopsis

Chelo Lee, her brother Joseph, and four other genetically enhanced children who have been abandoned on the colony world of Fremont struggle to make the dangerous, wild planet home and discover that a long-deserted space ship could hold the key to their survival.

Is The Silver Ship and the Sea appropriate for my child?

Suitable for most readers 13 and up.

Six genetically enhanced children face the dangers of a harsh colony world where they're outcasts, with violence stemming from survival situations and creature/environmental threats rather than graphic combat.

What to know going in

This book has moderate violence, no sexual content, and mild language. Content notes include abandonment, violence, and survival.

Who'll love this

Teens will be drawn to the outcast protagonists discovering their place in the world while surviving wilderness dangers and unlocking an ancient spaceship's secrets.

Tags

Science FictionColonization SFYoung Adult SF