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Violence
Some
Some dystopian violence and persecution of Misfits
Language
Barely any
Mild language in Carmody's YA register
Sexual Content
None
No sexual content
Substance Use
None
No substance use
Emotional Intensity
Barely any
Mild psychological intensity around Elspeth's secret and the threat she faces
What this book is about
Isobelle Carmody's first Obernewtyn Chronicles novel is set centuries after a nuclear catastrophe that mutated some survivors, in a society that burns Misfits as witches. Elspeth, a Misfit who can communicate with animals and read minds, is sent to Obernewtyn — an institution from which no one returns. Carmody writes accessible YA dystopian with genuine world-building imagination. Appropriate for YA readers.
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