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Water Wishes

Mallory Loehr (1999)

SubgenreEpic Fantasy
Age groupMiddle Grade 8-12
Content ratingPG
Pages (Quick Read (<250))
SeriesMagic Elements #1
Setting
CSM age8
Goodreads3.75
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Content levels

ViolenceMild
Sexual contentNone
LanguageNone

Trigger warnings

Not yet tagged

Positive tags

AdventureSibling BondMysteryFound Family

Protagonist archetypes

Coming-of-Age ProtagonistDuo / Partners

Tropes

Found FamilyComing of AgeQuestAncient ArtifactFish out of Water

Themes

AdventureSibling RelationshipsDiscoveryCourageWonder

Synopsis

While staying at the beach for the summer, ten-year-old Polly and her younger brother Sam find a message in a bottle, providing them and their thirteen-year-old brother with exciting and scary adventures.

Is Water Wishes appropriate for my child?

Suitable for most readers 8 and up.

A lighthearted middle-grade fantasy adventure about siblings who discover a magical message in a bottle that leads them on exciting summer adventures with mild peril appropriate for the age group.

What to know going in

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

Who'll love this

Kids will love following Polly and her brothers as they uncover a mysterious message that transforms their beach vacation into a magical quest.

Tags

AdventureMysteryMagical Realism