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Bonechiller

Graham McNamee (2008)

SubgenreDark Fantasy
Age groupYA 12-17
Content ratingPG-13
Pages (Quick Read (<250))
Setting
CSM age14
Goodreads3.79
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Content levels

ViolenceModerate
Sexual contentNone
LanguageMild

Trigger warnings

DisappearanceDeathBody HorrorMental Illness

Positive tags

SurvivalMysteryFriendshipComing of Age

Hero archetypes

Coming-of-Age HeroFish out of Water

Protagonist archetypes

Coming-of-Age Protagonist

Tropes

Coming of AgeSmall Town HorrorAncient Evil ReturnsIsolationReluctant HeroMystery

Themes

IsolationSurvivalFearComing of AgeSmall Town SecretsThe Unknown

Synopsis

Even here, at the end of the world, nightmares always track you down. To Danny, small town life is deadly dull, until his school mate disappears naked and delirious into the snow one night, never to be seen again.

Is Bonechiller appropriate for my child?

Suitable for most readers 14 and up.

Teens face supernatural horror in an isolated small town setting. Contains unsettling disappearances, body horror elements, and moderate violence typical of YA horror.

What to know going in

This book has moderate violence, no sexual content, and mild language. Content notes include death, disappearance, and body horror (see the full list above).

Who'll love this

Teens will be drawn to the creepy mystery of classmates disappearing and the supernatural horror in a remote setting.

Tags

HorrorThrillerMysterySupernatural