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A Witch Across Time

Gilbert B. Cross (1990)

SubgenreHigh Fantasy
Age groupYA 12-17
Content ratingPG
Pages (Standard (250-400))
Setting
CSM age13
Goodreads3.95

Content levels

ViolenceMild
Sexual contentNone
LanguageNone

Protagonist archetypes

Coming-of-Age Protagonist

Synopsis

Spending the summer with her great-aunt on Martha's Vineyard while recovering from a period of emotional imbalance, fifteen-year-old Hannah encounters the ghost of a young woman, who was falsely executed as a witch in 1692 and seeks to clear her name.

Is A Witch Across Time appropriate for my child?

Suitable for most readers 13 and up.

A gentle historical fantasy about a teen recovering from emotional difficulties who helps a wrongly-executed witch clear her name. Contains themes of mental health recovery and historical witch trial injustice, but handles both sensitively.

What to know going in

This book has mild violence, no sexual content, and clean language. Content notes include death, grief, and mental illness (see the full list above).

Who'll love this

Teens will connect with Hannah's emotional journey and enjoy the mystery of uncovering historical truth alongside a sympathetic ghost.

Tags

Historical FantasyGhost StoryContemporary Fantasy