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Where the Towers Pierce the Sky

Marie D. Goodwin (1989)

SubgenreHigh Fantasy
Age groupMiddle Grade 8-12
Content ratingPG
Pages (Standard (250-400))
Setting
CSM age10
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Content levels

ViolenceModerate
Sexual contentNone
LanguageNone

Trigger warnings

WarViolenceDeath

Positive tags

AdventureComing of AgeFriendshipMentor FigureSelf-Discovery

Hero archetypes

Time Traveler

Heroine archetypes

Coming-of-Age HeroineFish out of WaterSpy / Operative

Protagonist archetypes

Time-Displaced

Tropes

Time TravelFish out of WaterMentor FigureComing of AgeWarHistorical FantasyHidden Identity

Themes

Coming of AgeCourageIdentityHistorical ChangeWar and PeaceLoyaltyMoral Complexity

Synopsis

An apprentice astrologer traveling in time takes thirteen-year-old Lizzie Patterson back with him to his own era, war-torn France in 1429, where she finds herself working as a double agent to protect Joan of Arc from her enemies.

Is Where the Towers Pierce the Sky appropriate for my child?

Suitable for most readers 10 and up.

A middle grade time-travel adventure set during the Hundred Years' War featuring Joan of Arc. Contains wartime peril and historical violence appropriate for the age group, with no graphic content.

What to know going in

This book has moderate violence, no sexual content, and clean language. Content notes include death, war, and violence.

Who'll love this

Readers who love time-travel adventures and historical fiction will enjoy following Lizzie as she navigates medieval France and works to protect Joan of Arc.

Tags

Historical FantasyTime Travel FantasyWar StoryJoan of Arc Fiction