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Truesight

David Stahler, Jr. (2004)

SubgenreEpic Fantasy
Age groupMiddle Grade 8-12
Content ratingPG
Pages (Standard (250-400))
SeriesTruesight #1
Setting
CSM age10
Goodreads3.76
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Content levels

ViolenceMild
Sexual contentNone
LanguageNone

Trigger warnings

AbleismSocial Isolation

Positive tags

Coming of AgeSelf-DiscoverySurvival

Hero archetypes

Coming-of-Age Hero

Protagonist archetypes

Fish out of WaterOutcast / Loner

Tropes

Fish out of WaterComing of AgeColonizationOutcast / LonerHidden IdentityNon-Western Setting

Themes

IdentityDisability and DifferenceConformity vs IndividualityColonizationSocial AcceptanceFinding Your Place

Synopsis

In a distant frontier world, thirteen-year-old Jacob is uncertain of his future in a community that considers blindness a virtue and "Seers" as aberrations.

Tags

Dystopian ElementsScience FictionSocial Commentary