Content levels
Trigger warnings
Positive tags
Heroine archetypes
Protagonist archetypes
Tropes
Synopsis
Dido Twite has been sailing the high seas, chasing after Lord Herodsfoot, who is scouring the globe for new and interesting games. Now he's needed back in London, in the hope that his games will help King James, who is lying ill and wretched with a mysterious disease no doctor can cure. Dido's search has taken her to Aratu, a mysterious spice island where foreigners seldom venture--maybe because of the deadly pearl snakes and sting monkeys there. When Dido lands at Aratu, she realizes that there is something even more dangerous than poisonous snakes on the island. She soon makes friends among the Forest People and learns of a plot to overthrow the island's king, who lives--deaf and sick--at his palace on the Cliffs of Death. Will Dido and her friends be able to reach him in time? Also published as *Dangerous Games*.
Is Limbo Lodge appropriate for my child?
Suitable for most readers 10 and up.
Parents should know this is a middle-grade adventure with mild peril including poisonous animals, a political conspiracy, and characters in danger. A king is described as mysteriously ill, and there's a plot to overthrow another king.
What to know going in
This book has mild violence, no sexual content, and clean language. Content notes include death, animal harm, and illness (see the full list above).
Who'll love this
Kids will enjoy following brave Dido Twite on a dangerous island adventure with poisonous snakes, mysterious illnesses, and a race to stop a conspiracy.