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Synopsis
Thirteen-year-old Phoenix Wainwright is not happy about spending the summer in an old house in the middle of nowhere, especially when he hears that Gravenhunger Manor used to belong to his dead mother, Elvira - a secret which she kept from Phoenix and his father during her lifetime. But this isn't the only secret Elvira had been hiding - something terrible happened at the house during her childhood, something for which she was never able to forgive herself...Phoenix is determined to get to the bottom of the mystery, but as his mother's secret begins to unravel, Phoenix finds himself in grave danger...
Is Gravenhunger appropriate for my child?
Suitable for most readers 10 and up.
A middle grade mystery with gothic atmosphere involving a dead mother's hidden past and family secrets. Mild peril as the protagonist investigates supernatural elements at an old manor house.
What to know going in
This book has mild violence, no sexual content, and clean language. Content notes include child harm, death of parent, and grief.
Who'll love this
Kids who love spooky mysteries and uncovering family secrets will enjoy Phoenix's investigation into his mother's hidden past at a creepy old manor.