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Violence
Some
Survival violence and tribal conflict; appropriate for the audience
Language
None
Clean language
Sexual Content
None
No sexual content
Substance Use
None
No substance use
Emotional Intensity
Barely any
Themes of survival, adaptation, and growing up alone in an impossible situation
What this book is about
Thirteen-year-old Mark is on a solo camping trip when a beam of light transports him to an alien world — a primitive landscape of brutal tribes and mysterious ruins. Paulsen's science fiction adventure applies his survival expertise to a stranger setting, delivering a gripping coming-of-age story for reluctant readers.
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Survival violence
Science fiction premise
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