SuitabookPower, belonging and friendship
Olly has no powers, does not know why he was chosen, encounters unfriendly godlings and finds friendship among other human children.
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Thiago de Moraes - Author
A lively fantasy about an ordinary child entering an extraordinary school, balancing comic invention with peril, uncertainty and the discovery of friendship. Its invented gods and visual humour are central attractions.
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Sign in for personalised guidanceA lively fantasy about an ordinary child entering an extraordinary school, balancing comic invention with peril, uncertainty and the discovery of friendship. Its invented gods and visual humour are central attractions.
Olly has no powers, does not know why he was chosen, encounters unfriendly godlings and finds friendship among other human children.
Powerful but scatterbrained teachers require Olly to pass a life-threatening exam despite uncertainty about why he has been selected.
The danger is framed through comic fantasy, but the characters face a life-threatening exam and perilous trials. A child who is sensitive to school pressure or threat may want to discuss this beforehand.
This is a grounded book brief while Suitabook strengthens the analysis: the book’s treatment of its main themes is not yet firm enough; some draft conclusions still depend on unresolved evidence.
Anything not established here remains open; it is not being treated as absent or safe.