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Synopsis
A haunting green island. A stand of trees known as the Golden Grove. In the moonlit darkness, the webs gleam faintly, stirring in the warm night breeze. Arachne and the women sit at their looms around the Grove, weaving tapestries from the silk of the golden spiders, tapestries of life and time, clarity and light, the pattern of their world... But the Grove is dying. The spiders are sick--their offspring disfigured, their webs malformed. The mysterious aura is waning, the peace and harmony fading. Shadow falls over Island, strange ships are seen on the horizon, and Arachne fears that the pattern is about to change...forever.
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Is The Golden Grove appropriate for my child?
Suitable for most readers 13 and up.
This literary SF novel explores environmental collapse and social change through a peaceful community facing extinction. The content is thoughtful and melancholic with no explicit violence, sex, or language.
What to know going in
This book has mild violence, no sexual content, and clean language. Content notes include grief, animal harm, and environmental destruction.
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Who'll love this
Teens who enjoy thoughtful, character-driven science fiction about communities facing change will appreciate this atmospheric story.