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I So Don't Do Famous

Barrie Summy (2011)

SubgenreMiddle Grade Fantasy
Age groupMiddle Grade 8-12
Content ratingPG
Pages (Quick Read (<250))
SeriesSherry Holmes Baldwin #4
Setting
CSM age10
Goodreads4.01
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Content levels

ViolenceMild
Sexual contentNone
LanguageNone

Trigger warnings

Death of Parent

Positive tags

AdventureMysteryFriendshipHeartwarmingHumor

Heroine archetypes

Detective / InvestigatorComing-of-Age Heroine

Protagonist archetypes

Ghost / Undead Protagonist

Tropes

Ghost CompanionFish out of WaterComing of AgeMysteryMentor FigureFound Family

Themes

Mystery and InvestigationMother-Daughter BondFriendshipGrowing upJusticeFamily Relationships

Synopsis

When thirteen-year-old Sherry Baldwin's essay wins a magazine contest, she, her father, and best friend Junie go to Hollywood, where she helps her ghost-detective mother and another ghost investigate a series of burglaries.

Is I So Don't Do Famous appropriate for my child?

Suitable for most readers 10 and up.

A lighthearted ghost-detective story where a girl works with her deceased mother's spirit to solve crimes. Mild peril from burglary investigations, but no graphic violence or scary content.

What to know going in

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

Who'll love this

Readers will enjoy the clever mystery-solving, the fun Hollywood setting, and the special bond between Sherry and her ghost mom.

Tags

MysteryGhost StoryContemporary FantasyDetective Fiction