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No Trick-or-Treating!

P. J. Night (2012)

SubgenreMiddle Grade Fantasy
Age groupMiddle Grade 8-12
Content ratingPG
Pages (Quick Read (<250))
Setting
CSM age8
Goodreads4.42
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Content levels

ViolenceMild
Sexual contentNone
LanguageNone

Trigger warnings

Not yet tagged

Positive tags

MysteryFriendshipAdventureSelf-Discovery

Heroine archetypes

Fish out of WaterComing-of-Age Heroine

Protagonist archetypes

Coming-of-Age Protagonist

Tropes

Fish out of WaterComing of AgeMysterySupernatural Elements

Themes

FriendshipBelongingTradition vs ChangeMysteryCommunity

Synopsis

Unexpectedly loving her new home in the country, Ashley is astonished to learn that her new friends are not allowed to go trick-or-treating, a situation that compels her to host a Halloween party that is overshadowed by scary discoveries.

Is No Trick-or-Treating! appropriate for my child?

Suitable for most readers 8 and up.

This is a mild spooky mystery appropriate for middle grade readers featuring scary discoveries around Halloween but no graphic content or violence.

What to know going in

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

Who'll love this

Kids who love Halloween mysteries will enjoy Ashley's investigation into why her new friends can't trick-or-treat and what scary secrets her new town is hiding.

Tags

HorrorMysterySpookyContemporary Fantasy