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Cover of Nabbed! The 1925 Journal of G. Codd Fitzmorgan

Nabbed! The 1925 Journal of G. Codd Fitzmorgan

Bill Doyle (2006)

SubgenreHigh Fantasy
Age groupMiddle Grade 8-12
Content ratingPG
Pages (Quick Read (<250))
SeriesCrime Through Time #2
Setting
CSM age10
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Content levels

ViolenceMild
Sexual contentNone
LanguageNone

Trigger warnings

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Positive tags

MysteryAdventureFriendshipHumorSelf-Discovery

Hero archetypes

Detective / InvestigatorComing-of-Age Hero

Protagonist archetypes

Coming-of-Age Protagonist

Tropes

Fish out of WaterComing of AgeMysteryHistorical SettingAmateur Detective

Themes

JusticeComing of AgeDeduction and LogicHistorical ContextClass Differences

Synopsis

In 1925, fourteen-year-old amateur detective G. Codd Fitzmorgan finds himself at a lavish party in a storm-battered island mansion, embroiled in a mystery involving a seance, a missing aviator, and the sale of liquor banned under Prohibition.

Is Nabbed! The 1925 Journal of G. Codd Fitzmorgan appropriate for my child?

Suitable for most readers 10 and up.

A lighthearted historical mystery suitable for middle graders featuring a teen amateur detective solving a case involving Prohibition-era intrigue. No graphic content, violence, or mature themes.

What to know going in

This book has mild violence, no sexual content, and clean language.

Who'll love this

Kids who love puzzles and mysteries will enjoy following a teenage detective as he solves a crime at a mansion party during the Roaring Twenties.

Tags

Historical MysteryDetective FictionPeriod DramaJazz Age