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Violence
Barely any
Mild; the gentle monster-adventure danger of middle-grade fantasy
Language
None
No strong language
Sexual Content
None
No sexual content
Substance Use
None
No substance use
Emotional Intensity
Barely any
Mild; the emotional weight of protecting something vulnerable
What this book is about
Lauren Oliver's middle-grade novel follows Cordelia, who lives in a house full of creatures her father has rescued — ordinary in every way except that they're monsters. When the family's secret is threatened, Cordelia must figure out how to protect the beings she loves. Oliver brings the same emotional intelligence to middle-grade as she does to her YA and adult fiction.
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