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Magic Can Be Murder

Vivian Vande Velde (2000)

SubgenreParanormal Fantasy
Age groupYA 12-17
Content ratingPG-13
Pages (Quick Read (<250))
Setting
CSM age13
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Content levels

ViolenceModerate
Sexual contentNone
LanguageMild

Trigger warnings

MurderViolence

Positive tags

MysterySelf-DiscoverySurvivalHurt/Comfort

Hero archetypes

Outcast / Loner

Heroine archetypes

Witch / Mage

Protagonist archetypes

Coming-of-Age Protagonist

Tropes

Forbidden MagicHidden IdentityFish out of WaterReluctant HeroComing of Age

Themes

IdentityPersecutionComing of AgePower and ResponsibilityIsolationJustice

Synopsis

Set apart from other people because of their unusual abilities, Nola, a teenage witch, and her mother find themselves in great danger when Nola uses her power to call up images and witnesses a murder.

Is Magic Can Be Murder appropriate for my child?

Suitable for most readers 13 and up.

A teenage witch witnesses a murder through her magical abilities and must navigate danger while being persecuted for her powers. Contains moderate violence related to murder investigation and peril.

What to know going in

This book has moderate violence, no sexual content, and mild language. Content notes include murder and violence.

Who'll love this

Teens will be drawn to the suspenseful murder mystery combined with a magical protagonist who must hide her abilities from a hostile world.

Tags

Murder MysteryParanormal ThrillerContemporary Fantasy