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A Walk in Wolf Wood

Mary Stewart (1980)

SubgenreHistorical Fantasy
Age groupMiddle Grade 8-12
Content ratingPG
Pages (Quick Read (<250))
Setting
CSM age10
Goodreads3.83
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Content levels

ViolenceMild
Sexual contentNone
LanguageNone

Trigger warnings

Animal Harm

Positive tags

AdventureSibling BondMysteryHeartwarming

Protagonist archetypes

Time-DisplacedDuo / Partners

Tropes

Time TravelPortal FantasyFish out of WaterMedieval EuropeanShapeshiftersQuestFound Family

Themes

Sibling LoyaltyCourageCompassion for the OutcastHistorical AdventureMagic and Reality

Synopsis

When a weeping man in a strange costume passes their picnic spot and disappears into the nearby woods, a brother and sister decide to follow him and soon find themselves involved in the rescue of a werewolf in the 14th century.

Is A Walk in Wolf Wood appropriate for my child?

Suitable for most readers 10 and up.

Siblings travel back to medieval times to help rescue a werewolf, encountering mild peril and historical danger but nothing graphic. Themes of compassion and courage dominate.

What to know going in

This book has mild violence, no sexual content, and clean language. Content notes include animal harm.

Who'll love this

Kids who love time-travel adventures and magical creatures will enjoy following a brother and sister into the past to help a werewolf.

Tags

Time TravelMiddle Grade AdventureHistorical FictionAnimal Transformation