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Hero archetypes
Heroine archetypes
Synopsis
While spending the summer in the house where her aunt is housekeeper in the early days of World War I, fourteen-year-old Frances becomes involved in the house's violent past when she is "visited" by the long-dead twin of the owner's sinister son, seventeen-year old Martin.
Is Moonbranches appropriate for my child?
Suitable for most readers 10 and up.
A gothic ghost story set during WWI with supernatural elements and references to past violence. The haunting and sinister atmosphere may be intense for sensitive readers, but content is appropriate for middle grade.
What to know going in
This book has mild violence, no sexual content, and clean language. Content notes include death and violence.
Who'll love this
A suspenseful mystery where a girl spending summer at an old house encounters the ghost of a boy who died under mysterious circumstances.