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Synopsis
In 1914, eleven-year-old Alex and his nine-year-old sister, Anna, are taken from New York City's Lower East Side to Blackwell's Island, where there are lunatics, prisoners, evil caretakers, ghouls, and, perhaps, their missing mother.
Is Blackwell's Island appropriate for my child?
Suitable for most readers 11 and up.
Two young siblings navigate a dark, dangerous asylum on Blackwell's Island in 1914, encountering evil caretakers, supernatural threats, and searching for their missing mother. Contains scary supernatural elements, institutional horror, and moderate peril appropriate for mature middle grade readers.
What to know going in
This book has moderate violence, no sexual content, and mild language. Content notes include child harm, captivity, and death (see the full list above).
Who'll love this
Kids will be drawn to this spooky adventure where two brave siblings face ghouls and evil adults while searching for their mother in a creepy old asylum.