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A Binding Spell

Betty Levin (1984)

SubgenreHigh Fantasy
Age groupMiddle Grade 8-12
Content ratingPG
Pages (Standard (250-400))
Setting
CSM age10
Goodreads3.5
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Content levels

ViolenceNone
Sexual contentNone
LanguageNone

Trigger warnings

GriefMental Illness

Positive tags

MysteryFriendshipHealing ArcSelf-Discovery

Heroine archetypes

Coming-of-Age HeroineFish out of Water

Protagonist archetypes

Coming-of-Age Protagonist

Tropes

GhostFish out of WaterComing of AgeMentor FigureHaunted LocationHidden IdentityLost Civilization

Themes

MemoryIsolationHealingConnection Across TimeRural LifeSupernatural Mystery

Synopsis

After moving with her family to a remote country area, Wren begins seeing what may be a ghost horse and realizes that only she can help a reclusive neighbor who is obsessed with a secret memory of the long-gone past.

Is A Binding Spell appropriate for my child?

Suitable for most readers 10 and up.

A gentle supernatural mystery about a girl who helps a troubled neighbor confront memories from the past. Contains mild spooky elements with a ghost horse but focuses on healing and connection.

What to know going in

This book has no graphic violence, no sexual content, and clean language. Content notes include grief and mental illness.

Who'll love this

Readers who love ghost stories and mysteries will enjoy helping Wren solve the supernatural puzzle of the ghost horse and the neighbor's secret.

Tags

Ghost StorySupernatural MysteryContemporary Fantasy