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The White Mercedes

Philip Pullman (1992)

SubgenreYA Fantasy
Age groupYA 12-17
Content ratingPG-13
Pages (Quick Read (<250))
Setting
CSM age14
Goodreads3.17
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Content levels

ViolenceModerate
Sexual contentMild
LanguageModerate

Trigger warnings

DeceptionManipulationBetrayal

Positive tags

Coming of AgeSelf-DiscoveryMystery

Hero archetypes

Coming-of-Age HeroWorking-Class Hero

Heroine archetypes

Mysterious Heroine

Tropes

Coming of AgeFish out of WaterHidden IdentityMysteryUnreliable Narrator

Themes

Trust and BetrayalComing of AgeIdentityDeceptionConsequences of ChoiceLoss of Innocence

Synopsis

Seventeen-year-old Chris, living and working in Oxford, falls in love with an elusive girl and while searching for her discovers the devastating consequences of placing his trust in the wrong person.

Tags

Contemporary FantasyMysteryRomanceThriller