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Trapped Between the Lash and the Gun

Arvella Whitmore (1999)

SubgenreHigh Fantasy
Age groupMiddle Grade 8-12
Content ratingPG-13
Pages (Quick Read (<250))
Setting
CSM age12
Goodreads3.96
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Content levels

ViolenceModerate
Sexual contentNone
LanguageMild

Trigger warnings

SlaveryViolenceRacismPhysical AbuseDehumanizationCaptivityGang Violence

Positive tags

Coming of AgeSelf-DiscoveryRedemption ArcSurvival

Protagonist archetypes

Coming-of-Age ProtagonistTime-DisplacedFish out of Water

Tropes

Time TravelFish out of WaterComing of AgePortal FantasyReluctant Hero

Themes

Slavery and Its LegacyIdentityRedemptionHistorical TraumaComing of AgeEmpathy Through ExperienceGang Violence

Synopsis

Twelve-year-old Jordan is becoming dangerously involved with a street gang when he is suddenly transported through time to become a slave on the plantation of his ancestors.

Tags

Historical FantasyTime Travel FantasyEducational Fiction