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The Twilight Gate

Rhondi Vilott Salsitz (1993)

SubgenreHigh Fantasy
Age groupYA 12-17
Content ratingPG-13
Pages (Standard (250-400))
Setting
CSM age13
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Content levels

ViolenceModerate
Sexual contentNone
LanguageMild

Trigger warnings

GuiltMonster Attack

Positive tags

Coming of AgeSelf-DiscoveryRedemption ArcAdventure

Hero archetypes

Coming-of-Age Hero

Protagonist archetypes

Reluctant HeroTortured Protagonist

Tropes

Portal FantasyReluctant HeroComing of AgeFish out of WaterAncient Evil ReturnsQuest

Themes

Guilt and RedemptionComing of AgeResponsibilityGood vs EvilConsequences of Actions

Synopsis

Tortured by a guilty secret, fifteen-year-old George accidentally opens a gateway to another world, releasing forces for good and evil in the form of a unicorn and a horde of hairy beastlike creatures.

Is The Twilight Gate appropriate for my child?

Suitable for most readers 13 and up.

A teen grapples with guilt after accidentally opening a portal that releases both a unicorn and dangerous monsters into our world. Moderate fantasy violence with creature battles expected.

What to know going in

This book has moderate violence, no sexual content, and mild language. Content notes include guilt and monster attack.

Who'll love this

A guilty teen must face the consequences when he accidentally unleashes monsters and a magical unicorn from another world.

Tags

Portal FantasyMagical CreaturesParallel Worlds