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Gallows Hill

Lois Duncan (1997)

SubgenreHigh Fantasy
Age groupYA 12-17
Content ratingPG
Pages (Quick Read (<250))
Setting
CSM age13
Goodreads3.75
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Content levels

ViolenceMild
Sexual contentNone
LanguageMild

Trigger warnings

BullyingPersecutionSocial Isolation

Positive tags

Self-DiscoveryMysteryFriendship

Hero archetypes

Outcast / Loner

Heroine archetypes

Mysterious Heroine

Protagonist archetypes

Coming-of-Age Protagonist

Tropes

Hidden IdentityFish out of WaterComing of AgeOutcastForbidden Magic

Themes

IdentityPersecutionPower and ResponsibilityBelongingFear of the OtherTeenage Social Dynamics

Synopsis

When seventeen-year-old Sarah works in the fortune-telling booth at a school carnival, she finds that sometimes she can really see the future in the crystal ball, a talent that disturbs some of the other students and makes them suspect her of being a witch.

Is Gallows Hill appropriate for my child?

Suitable for most readers 13 and up.

A teen discovers genuine psychic abilities that lead to suspicion and persecution from peers. Explores witch-hunt themes and social ostracism with mild peril but no graphic content.

What to know going in

This book has mild violence, no sexual content, and mild language. Content notes include bullying, persecution, and social isolation.

Who'll love this

Teens will be drawn to the psychic mystery and the tension of being different in high school when those differences turn dangerous.

Tags

ParanormalContemporary FantasySupernatural ThrillerMystery