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Wild Blood

Kate Thompson (1999)

SubgenreChildren's Fantasy
Age groupMiddle Grade 8-12
Content ratingPG
Pages (Quick Read (<250))
SeriesSwitchers #3
Setting
CSM age10
Goodreads3.72
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Content levels

ViolenceMild
Sexual contentNone
LanguageNone

Trigger warnings

AbandonmentChild Harm

Positive tags

AdventureSelf-DiscoveryComing of AgeSurvivalFamily

Heroine archetypes

Shapeshifter HeroineComing-of-Age Heroine

Protagonist archetypes

Coming-of-Age Protagonist

Tropes

ShapeshiftersComing of AgeQuestTime LimitFish out of WaterHidden Identity

Themes

IdentityGrowing upLoss of PowerCourageFamily BondsSelf-AcceptanceTime Pressure

Synopsis

Shortly before she turns fifteen and loses the power to "Switch," Tess spends time with her cousins in the Irish countryside trying out different animal forms, but when her cousins disappear in the woods she must face her fears to save them.

Is Wild Blood appropriate for my child?

Suitable for most readers 10 and up.

A middle grade fantasy about a shapeshifting girl who must face her fears to rescue her cousins before she permanently loses her powers. Contains mild peril and suspense appropriate for the age group.

What to know going in

This book has mild violence, no sexual content, and clean language. Content notes include child harm and abandonment.

Who'll love this

Kids will love following Tess as she uses her shapeshifting abilities to explore different animal forms and save her cousins in a race against time.

Tags

Shapeshifter FictionIrish FolkloreAdventure