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The Width of the World

David Baldacci (2018-04-24)

Subgenre
Age groupYA 12-17
Content ratingPG-13
Pages (Standard (250-400))
Setting
CSM age13
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Content levels

ViolenceModerate
Sexual contentNone
LanguageMild

Trigger warnings

ViolencePeril

Positive tags

AdventureSurvivalComing of AgeHeroine's JourneyResilience

Heroine archetypes

Reluctant HeroineSurvivor

Protagonist archetypes

Chosen One

Tropes

DystopiaDangerous JourneyHidden WorldTrials and TestsReluctant Hero

Themes

Coming of AgeEndurancePerseveranceSelf-DiscoverySurvivalSurvival Against the OddsTruth

Synopsis

Having discovered the truth about the town of Wormwood before surviving the dangerous wilderness of the Quag, heroine Vega Jane, who has endured more than anyone before her, is confronted by devastating forces unlike any she has ever encountered.

Tags

Dystopian FantasyAdventureQuest

Is The Width of the World appropriate for my child?

Suitable for most readers 13 and up.

Teens will find intense action and peril as Vega faces dangerous forces in a dystopian wilderness setting. Violence is present but not graphic, appropriate for YA readers.

What to know going in

This book has moderate violence, no sexual content, and mild language. Content notes include violence and peril.

Who'll love this

Teens who love brave heroines facing impossible challenges in dangerous worlds will be hooked by Vega's survival journey.