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Vision Quest

Pamela F. Service (1989)

SubgenreChildren's Fantasy
Age groupMiddle Grade 8-12
Content ratingPG
Pages (Quick Read (<250))
Setting
CSM age10
Goodreads3.42
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Content levels

ViolenceMild
Sexual contentNone
LanguageNone

Trigger warnings

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Positive tags

AdventureFriendshipSelf-DiscoveryMystery

Heroine archetypes

Coming-of-Age HeroineFish out of Water

Protagonist archetypes

Time-DisplacedDuo / Partners

Tropes

Time TravelFish out of WaterComing of AgeAncient ArtifactFound FamilyPortal FantasyQuestMentor Figure

Themes

Cultural HeritageIdentityFriendshipHistory and MemoryAdventureSmall Town Life

Synopsis

Kate finds life dreary in her small Nevada desert town until contact with an Indian artifact sends her visions of a restless shaman from the past, visions which eventually drag her and her friend Jimmy Fong into that far distant Nevada.

Is Vision Quest appropriate for my child?

Suitable for most readers 10 and up.

A middle grade time-travel adventure involving Native American spirituality and artifacts. No violence, romance, or mature content; suitable for upper elementary/middle school readers.

What to know going in

This book has mild violence, no sexual content, and clean language.

Who'll love this

Two kids get pulled into the past through mysterious visions and must solve an ancient shaman's mystery.

Tags

Time Travel FantasyHistorical FantasyNative American CultureAdventure