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Cover of Footsteps on the Stairs

Footsteps on the Stairs

C. S. Adler (1982)

SubgenreHigh Fantasy
Age groupMiddle Grade 8-12
Content ratingPG
Pages (Quick Read (<250))
Setting
CSM age10
Goodreads3.82
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Content levels

ViolenceMild
Sexual contentNone
LanguageNone

Trigger warnings

DeathDeath of ChildGrief

Positive tags

FriendshipMysteryComing of AgeAdventure

Heroine archetypes

Coming-of-Age HeroineMystery Investigator

Protagonist archetypes

Duo / PartnersComing-of-Age Protagonist

Tropes

Coming of AgeFish out of WaterFound FamilyHaunted LocationMystery Investigation

Themes

Blended FamiliesFriendshipGriefThe Past Haunting the PresentSisterhoodLossFamily Dynamics

Synopsis

Thirteen-year old Dodie and her new stepsister Anne gradually become friends as they investigate sounds of footsteps which may be those of two sisters drowned in a nearby marsh nearly forty years earlier.

Tags

Ghost StoryMysteryParanormalHistorical Mystery