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Violence
Barely any
Threatening creatures and perilous battles; a character dies and is resurrected
Language
None
No profanity
Sexual Content
None
No sexual content
Substance Use
None
No substance use
Emotional Intensity
Barely any
Bastian faces great fear alone; the dangers of losing yourself in fantasy are a major theme
What this book is about
Bastian Balthazar Bux, a lonely book-loving boy, steals a mysterious volume called The Neverending Story and discovers the world inside is real and in desperate peril. As the Nothing consumes Fantastica, only Bastian can save it by giving the Childlike Empress a new name. Ende's layered German fantasy is at once a breathless adventure and a philosophical meditation on the power of stories, imagination, and the dangers of escapism without responsibility.
Notes for sensitive readers
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Threatening villainous creatures
A beloved character's death
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