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The Sleeper

Steve Brezenoff (2012)

SubgenreHigh Fantasy
Age groupMiddle Grade 8-12
Content ratingPG
Pages (Quick Read (<250))
SeriesRavens Pass #
Setting
CSM age10
Goodreads3.44
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Content levels

ViolenceMild
Sexual contentNone
LanguageNone

Trigger warnings

AbandonmentHidden Identity

Positive tags

MysteryAdventureFound FamilySelf-Discovery

Protagonist archetypes

Spy / OperativeFish out of WaterAlien Protagonist

Tropes

Fish out of WaterHidden IdentityNon-Western SettingAlien InvasionSecret Infiltration

Themes

IdentityBelongingDeceptionOthernessLoyaltyHumanity vs Alien

Synopsis

The Galactic Expansion Home for Lost Children, otherwise known in Ravens Pass as the Old Orphanage, is actually full of alien children ready to take over the planet--but at least one of them may actually be a human spy.

Is The Sleeper appropriate for my child?

Suitable for most readers 10 and up.

A sci-fi mystery involving alien children disguised as orphans plotting to take over Earth, with a possible human spy among them. Mild suspense and themes of deception but age-appropriate for middle graders.

What to know going in

This book has mild violence, no sexual content, and clean language. Content notes include abandonment and hidden identity.

Who'll love this

Readers who love alien mysteries and undercover spy stories will enjoy figuring out who's really human in this creepy orphanage.

Tags

Science FictionMysteryThrillerAlien Fiction