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Write Before Your Eyes

Lisa Williams Kline (2008)

SubgenreHigh Fantasy
Age groupMiddle Grade 8-12
Content ratingPG
Pages (Quick Read (<250))
Setting
CSM age10
Goodreads3.29
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Content levels

ViolenceNone
Sexual contentNone
LanguageNone

Trigger warnings

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Positive tags

Coming of AgeSelf-DiscoveryFriendshipHeartwarming

Hero archetypes

Best Friend's Brother

Heroine archetypes

Coming-of-Age HeroineBookish / Nerdy Heroine

Protagonist archetypes

Coming-of-Age Protagonist

Tropes

Magic AcademyForbidden MagicComing of AgeFound FamilyFish out of WaterUnintended Consequences

Themes

Coming of AgeResponsibilityFriendshipConsequences of PowerIdentityGrowing up

Synopsis

An old journal seems to be eighth-grader Gracie's ticket to the worlds of magic of which she has read, but her writings not only come true, they have unexpected consequences for her family and her best friend, would-be boyfriend Dylan.

Is Write Before Your Eyes appropriate for my child?

Suitable for most readers 10 and up.

Eighth-grader discovers a magical journal that makes her writings come true, leading to unexpected consequences. Age-appropriate exploration of responsibility and the power of words with mild magical peril.

What to know going in

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

Who'll love this

Middle schoolers will love following Gracie as she discovers a journal that brings her imaginative stories to life—and deals with the surprising results.

Tags

Contemporary FantasyMagic RealismMiddle Grade