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Cover of Behind the Attic Wall

Behind the Attic Wall

Sylvia Cassedy (1983)

SubgenreChildren's Fantasy
Age groupMiddle Grade 8-12
Content ratingPG
Pages315 (Standard (250-400))
SettingSecondary World
CSM age10
Goodreads4.07/5 (5957)
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Content levels

ViolenceMild
Sexual contentNone
LanguageNone

Trigger warnings

AbandonmentChild AbuseDeath of ParentEmotional Abuse

Positive tags

Coming of AgeHealing ArcHeartwarmingFound FamilySelf-Discovery

Heroine archetypes

OrphanOutspoken Heroine

Protagonist archetypes

Coming-of-Age ProtagonistOutcast / Loner

Tropes

OrphanFound FamilyComing of AgeHaunted LocationFish out of WaterMentor Figure

Themes

Loneliness and BelongingEmotional NeglectLove and AcceptanceGriefMagic as HealingSelf-WorthFamily

Synopsis

In the bleak, forbidding house of her great-aunts, neglected twelve-year-old orphan Maggie hears ghostly voices and finds magic that awakens in her the capacity to love and be loved.

Tags

GothicMagical RealismEmotional JourneyCharacter Study