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Treasures of Time

Penelope Lively (1979)

SubgenreChildren's Fantasy
Age groupMiddle Grade 8-12
Content ratingPG
Pages (Quick Read (<250))
Setting
CSM age10
Goodreads3.54
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Content levels

ViolenceNone
Sexual contentNone
LanguageNone

Trigger warnings

GriefDeath of Parent

Positive tags

Found FamilySelf-DiscoveryMysteryHopeful Ending

Heroine archetypes

Coming-of-Age Heroine

Protagonist archetypes

Multiple POVsFound Family Crew

Tropes

Coming of AgeFound FamilyFish out of WaterLost Civilization

Themes

MemoryLegacyFamily SecretsPast vs PresentIdentityArchaeological Discovery

Synopsis

"When the BBC want to make a documentary about acclaimed archaeologist Hugh Paxton, his widow Laura, daughter Kate and her fiancé Tom are a little nervous: digging up the past can also disturb the present…" --Publisher.

Tags

Contemporary FantasyLiterary FictionFamily Drama