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Cover of When Pirates Came to Brooklyn

When Pirates Came to Brooklyn

Phyllis Shalant (2002)

SubgenreHigh Fantasy
Age groupMiddle Grade 8-12
Content ratingPG
Pages (Quick Read (<250))
Setting
CSM age10
Goodreads3.76
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Content levels

ViolenceNone
Sexual contentNone
LanguageNone

Trigger warnings

AntisemitismRacism

Positive tags

Coming of AgeSelf-DiscoveryFriendship

Heroine archetypes

Coming-of-Age Heroine

Protagonist archetypes

Coming-of-Age Protagonist

Tropes

Coming of AgeFish out of WaterHistorical Setting

Themes

IdentityPrejudice and DiscriminationCultural HeritageSocial JusticeMoral AwakeningCommunityHistorical Context

Synopsis

Lee Bloom, a ten-year-old Jewish girl living in 1960s Brooklyn, begins to become aware of the prejudices the people around her have towards others of different religions and races.

Tags

Historical FictionRealistic FictionSocial Issues