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Year of the Griffin

Diana Wynne Jones (2000)

SubgenreChildren's Fantasy
Age groupMiddle Grade 8-12
Content ratingPG
Pages (Standard (250-400))
SeriesDerkholm #2
Setting
CSM age10
Goodreads4.12
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Content levels

ViolenceModerate
Sexual contentNone
LanguageNone

Trigger warnings

ViolenceBlood

Positive tags

AdventureFound FamilyFriendshipHumorComing of Age

Heroine archetypes

Coming-of-Age Heroine

Protagonist archetypes

Non-Human ProtagonistMagic Academy CohortFish out of Water

Tropes

Magic AcademyNon-Western SettingFound FamilyComing of AgeFish out of WaterShapeshiftersHidden Identity

Themes

Education and LearningFriendshipIdentityFinding Your PlaceOvercoming PrejudiceSelf-Discovery

Synopsis

Elda, the griffin daughter of the great Wizard Derk, arrives for schooling at the Wizards' University where she encounters new friends, pirates, assassins, worry, sabotage, bloodshed, and magic misused.

Tags

School StoryHumorous FantasyMagical Creatures