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Good Curses Evil

Stephanie S. Sanders (2011)

SubgenreDark Fantasy
Age groupMiddle Grade 8-12
Content ratingPG
Pages (Standard (250-400))
SeriesVillain School #1
Setting
CSM age10
Goodreads3.84
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Content levels

ViolenceMild
Sexual contentNone
LanguageNone

Trigger warnings

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Positive tags

FriendshipFound FamilyHumorAdventure

Hero archetypes

ApprenticeReluctant Hero

Heroine archetypes

Vampire Heroine

Protagonist archetypes

Ensemble CastVillain School Student

Tropes

Magic AcademyFellowshipFound FamilyReluctant HeroComing of AgeFish out of WaterTraining Arc

Themes

FriendshipProving YourselfIdentityBelongingGood vs EvilFound Family

Synopsis

Twelve-year-old Rune Drexler is struggling in his classes at Master Dreadthorn's School for Wayward Villains and will be exiled unless he and his friends, Countess Jezebel Dracula and Big Bad Wolf Junior, can succeed at a nearly impossible Plot.

Is Good Curses Evil appropriate for my child?

Suitable for most readers 10 and up.

Kids attend a villain school with playful takes on classic fairy tale characters (Dracula, Big Bad Wolf) and must complete a challenging assignment together. Light adventure with comedic tone and no scary content.

What to know going in

This book has mild violence, no sexual content, and clean language.

Who'll love this

Kids who love fun takes on fairy tale villains will enjoy this story about misfit students trying to succeed at villain school.

Tags

ComedyMiddle Grade AdventureFairy Tale Retelling