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Ghost Story

Peter Straub (1979)

SubgenreHigh Fantasy
Age groupMiddle Grade 8-12
Content ratingPG
Pages (Standard (250-400))
Setting
CSM age10
Goodreads3.91
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Content levels

ViolenceMild
Sexual contentNone
LanguageNone

Trigger warnings

Death

Positive tags

FriendshipMysterySelf-DiscoveryHeartwarming

Hero archetypes

PhotographerMysterious Hero

Heroine archetypes

Coming-of-Age HeroineModel

Protagonist archetypes

Ghost / Undead ProtagonistDuo / Partners

Tropes

Ghost CompanionHistorical GhostFish out of WaterMystery SolvingHidden IdentityComing of Age

Themes

Friendship Across TimeTruth and DeceptionComing of AgeIdentityThe Past and PresentTrust

Synopsis

Fourteen-year-old Anna's friendship with ghostly Roxy, who died in 1818, helps her discover the truth behind a handsome New York photographer staying at her parents' inn in Vermont and using her as a model.

Tags

Ghost StoryHistorical ElementsContemporary FantasyMystery