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All on a Winter's Day

Lisa Taylor (1989)

SubgenreHigh Fantasy
Age groupMiddle Grade 8-12
Content ratingPG
Pages (Quick Read (<250))
SeriesHauntings #7
Setting
CSM age10
Goodreads3.58
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Content levels

ViolenceMild
Sexual contentNone
LanguageNone

Trigger warnings

AbandonmentChild Harm

Positive tags

AdventureSibling BondMysterySurvival

Heroine archetypes

Coming-of-Age Heroine

Protagonist archetypes

Duo / Partners

Tropes

Haunted LocationFish out of WaterSibling BondFound FamilyMystery

Themes

FamilySurvivalCourageChildhood FearsSibling Bonds

Synopsis

Lucy and her brother awaken one cold winter's night to discover that they are alone in their house, that someone has rearranged the furniture, and that two ghostly children and their evil aunt have arrived.

Is All on a Winter's Day appropriate for my child?

Suitable for most readers 10 and up.

Children face a frightening situation with ghostly children and an evil aunt antagonist. Mild supernatural scares and peril appropriate for middle grade readers who enjoy ghost stories.

What to know going in

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

Who'll love this

Kids who love spooky mysteries with ghosts and siblings working together to solve a scary problem will be hooked.

Tags

Ghost StoryHorror ElementsSupernatural Mystery