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Synopsis
While staying with relatives who live in an old inn, twelve-year-old Nels finds a secret passageway to a part of the building that no longer exists and meets a strange boy whose family is trapped in a leftover pocket of time.
Is A Really Weird Summer appropriate for my child?
Suitable for most readers 10 and up.
A gentle middle grade fantasy about a boy who discovers a family trapped in time through a secret passage. No violence or scary content beyond the mild peril of the trapped family's situation.
What to know going in
This book has no graphic violence, no sexual content, and clean language. Content notes include captivity.
Who'll love this
Kids who love mysterious old buildings, secret passages, and time-bending adventures will enjoy this classic tale of friendship across time.
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Time Travel FantasyMystery FantasyHistorical Fantasy