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Conjuring Summer In

Mildred Ames (1986)

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

ViolenceStrong
Sexual contentNone
LanguageMild

Trigger warnings

MurderDeathViolenceDeath ThreatMental ManipulationDark Magic

Positive tags

Coming of AgeSelf-Discovery

Heroine archetypes

Coming-of-Age HeroineSorceressTortured Heroine

Protagonist archetypes

Coming-of-Age ProtagonistMorally Gray Protagonist

Tropes

Coming of AgeForbidden MagicFish out of WaterNecromancyUrban FantasyMorally Gray Protagonist

Themes

Coming of AgePower and CorruptionIdentityIsolationConsequences of PowerGood vs Evil

Synopsis

Sixteen-year-old Bernadette experiments with psychic forces, including black magic, in her unhappiness over the family's move to California; but a series of murders and a threat on her own life ensue.

Is Conjuring Summer In appropriate for my child?

Suitable for most readers 14 and up.

Teen girl experiments with dark magic and psychic forces, leading to a series of murders and danger to her own life. Contains mature themes of occult practices and violence with deadly consequences.

What to know going in

This book has strong violence, no sexual content, and mild language. Content notes include murder, death, and death threat (see the full list above).

Who'll love this

Teens will be drawn to the supernatural elements and the danger that builds as Bernadette's magic experiments spiral out of control.

Tags

Supernatural ThrillerOccultContemporary Fantasy