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Tulku

Peter Dickinson (1979)

SubgenreChildren's Fantasy
Age groupMiddle Grade 8-12
Content ratingPG
Pages (Standard (250-400))
Setting
CSM age10+
Goodreads3.79
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Content levels

ViolenceModerate
Sexual contentNone
LanguageNone

Trigger warnings

DeathViolenceMass Death

Positive tags

Coming of AgeFound FamilySelf-DiscoveryAdventureHealing Arc

Hero archetypes

OrphanFish out of Water

Protagonist archetypes

Coming-of-Age Protagonist

Tropes

Fish out of WaterComing of AgeFound FamilyQuestMentor FigureNon-Western SettingCultural Clash

Themes

Cultural IdentitySurvivalSpirituality and FaithComing of AgeDisplacementEast Meets WestTransformation

Synopsis

A thirteen-year-old boy escapes from slaughter by the Boxers in China and joins forces with an English botanist and her escort, traveling with them to Tibet where the power of Buddhist monks transforms the lives of all of them.

Tags

Historical FictionAdventureCultural FictionSpiritual Journey