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Cover of Ghost Town

Ghost Town

Richard W. Jennings (2009)

SubgenreParanormal Fantasy
Age groupMiddle Grade 8-12
Content ratingPG
Pages (Quick Read (<250))
Setting
CSM age10
Goodreads3.04
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Content levels

ViolenceNone
Sexual contentNone
LanguageNone

Trigger warnings

Death of ParentGrief

Positive tags

Coming of AgeFriendshipSelf-DiscoveryHumorHopeful Ending

Protagonist archetypes

Coming-of-Age ProtagonistOrphan

Tropes

Coming of AgeFish out of WaterFound FamilyMentor FigureQuest

Themes

Grief and LossImaginationIdentityArt and CreativityFinding HomeFriendshipGrowing up

Synopsis

Thirteen-year-old Spencer Honesty and his imaginary friend, an Indian called Chief Leopard Frog, improbably achieve fame and riches in the abandoned town of Paisley, Kansas, when Spencer begins taking photographs with his deceased father's ancient camera and Chief Leopard Frog has his poems published by a shady businessman in the Cayman Islands.

Tags

Magical RealismContemporary FantasyLiterary Fiction