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Time Portal

Ross Richdale (2008)

SubgenrePortal Fantasy
Age groupMiddle Grade 8-12
Content ratingPG
Pages (Standard (250-400))
Setting
CSM age10
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Content levels

ViolenceMild
Sexual contentNone
LanguageNone

Trigger warnings

AbandonmentDeath of Parent

Positive tags

AdventureComing of AgeQuestSelf-DiscoveryHeartwarming

Heroine archetypes

Coming-of-Age HeroineFish out of Water

Protagonist archetypes

Coming-of-Age ProtagonistTime-Displaced

Tropes

Portal FantasyTime TravelQuestComing of AgeFish out of WaterAncient Evil ReturnsLost CivilizationMedieval EuropeanMentor Figure

Themes

FamilyCourageComing of AgeHistory and LegacyParent-Child RelationshipSelf-Reliance

Synopsis

When her father vanishes from his archaeological dig at an English castle, fourteen-year-old Abigail travels back in time to try to rescue him when she finds evidence that his disappearance is linked to the thousand-year curse that has been put on the wizard Merlin.

Is Time Portal appropriate for my child?

Suitable for most readers 10 and up.

A middle grade time-travel adventure with mild peril as a girl searches for her missing father in medieval England. No graphic content; age-appropriate tension and adventure.

What to know going in

This book has mild violence, no sexual content, and clean language. Content notes include death of parent and abandonment.

Who'll love this

An exciting quest through time with magic, medieval castles, and the legendary wizard Merlin as a girl tries to rescue her dad.

Tags

Time TravelHistorical FantasyAdventure