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Cover of Goosebumps - The Barking Ghost

Goosebumps - The Barking Ghost

Robert Lawrence Stine (1995)

SubgenreChildren's Fantasy
Age groupMiddle Grade 8-12
Content ratingPG
Pages121 (Quick Read (<250))
SettingSecondary World
CSM age8
Goodreads3.5/5 (6717)
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Content levels

ViolenceMild
Sexual contentNone
LanguageNone

Trigger warnings

AnxietyFear

Positive tags

Coming of AgeMysterySelf-DiscoveryFriendship

Hero archetypes

Coming-of-Age HeroOutcast / Loner

Protagonist archetypes

Coming-of-Age Protagonist

Tropes

Fish out of WaterHaunted LocationComing of AgeReluctant HeroFound Family

Themes

Facing FearsCourageIsolationBelief and DisbeliefTruth vs Perception

Synopsis

People say Cooper Holmes is scared of his own shadow, but when the Holmeses move into a new house deep in the woods, scary things really do start happening and no one will believe Cooper.

Tags

HorrorParanormalGhostsSupernatural