Content levels
Trigger warnings
Positive tags
Heroine archetypes
Protagonist archetypes
Synopsis
Fourteen-year-old Haley is struggling to cope. She?s got a new stepmom and baby brother. Her cousin Jake is dying from a terminal illness. Her grades are slipping. And the boy she likes is dating her best friend. But all that?s nothing compared to what she uncovers when she digs deep into her family history for a school project. Now she?s got a blood-stained glove, eerie messages on the TV screen, and ghostly images on her camera. Just what?or who?has Haley unearthed? Haley must overcome her own doubts and confront a vampire in order to save herself and her family. Inspired by a true New England story, Mercy is accomplished children's author Sarah L. Thomson's first book for Islandport Press.
Is Mercy: The Last New England Vampire appropriate for my child?
Suitable for most readers 10 and up.
A contemporary middle-grade vampire story with supernatural mystery elements, terminal illness themes, and family struggles. Vampire content is based on historical folklore rather than graphic horror.
What to know going in
This book has mild violence, no sexual content, and clean language. Content notes include death, death of child, and grief (see the full list above).
Who'll love this
Readers who love ghost stories and mysteries will enjoy following Haley as she uncovers her family's dark past involving a real New England vampire legend.