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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.

Is Ghost Story appropriate for my child?

Suitable for most readers 10 and up.

A gentle ghost story where a teen befriends a spirit from 1819 and uncovers secrets about a mysterious photographer. Mild supernatural elements with no graphic content, violence, or romance.

What to know going in

This book has mild violence, no sexual content, and clean language. Content notes include death.

Who'll love this

Readers will enjoy the friendship between Anna and ghostly Roxy as they work together to solve a mystery about a suspicious photographer.

Tags

Ghost StoryHistorical ElementsContemporary FantasyMystery