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The Year of the Griffin

Diana Wynne Jones (2000)

SubgenreMiddle Grade Fantasy
Age groupMiddle Grade 8-12
Content ratingPG
Pages270 (Standard (250-400))
SettingSecondary World
CSM age10
Goodreads4.12/5 (9731)
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Content levels

ViolenceMild
Sexual contentNone
LanguageNone

Trigger warnings

ViolenceBlood

Positive tags

AdventureFriendshipFound FamilyHumorComing of Age

Heroine archetypes

Coming-of-Age HeroineFish out of Water

Protagonist archetypes

Non-Human ProtagonistMagic Academy Cohort

Tropes

Magic AcademyFish out of WaterFound FamilyComing of AgeNon-Human ProtagonistMentor FigureHidden Identity

Themes

Coming of AgeFriendshipIdentityEducationFitting inAdventureMagic and Responsibility

Synopsis

Elda, the griffin daughter of the great Wizard Derk, arrives for schooling at the Wizards' University where she encounters new friends, pirates, assassins, worry, sabotage, bloodshed, and magic misused.

Is The Year of the Griffin appropriate for my child?

Suitable for most readers 10 and up.

A lighthearted middle grade fantasy about a griffin attending wizarding school with friends, featuring mild magical peril, mentions of pirates and assassins, and some bloodshed that's not graphically described. Age-appropriate for upper elementary readers.

What to know going in

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

Who'll love this

Kids will love following a griffin student through magical mishaps and adventures at wizard school with her quirky friends.

Tags

School StoryMagic AcademyHumorous FantasyAdventure Fantasy