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Nurse Matilda

Christianna Brand (1964)

SubgenreSword & Sorcery
Age groupChildren 5-8
Content ratingG
Pages (Quick Read (<250))
SeriesNurse Matilda #1
Setting
CSM age6
Goodreads3.76
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Content levels

ViolenceNone
Sexual contentNone
LanguageNone

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Positive tags

HumorHeartwarmingMentor FigureRedemption Arc

Protagonist archetypes

Ensemble Cast

Tropes

Fish out of WaterMentor FigureComing of Age

Themes

Discipline and StructureBehavior and ConsequencesAuthority FiguresFamily DynamicsTransformation

Synopsis

The incorrigible Brown children, who devour nannies, nurse-maids, and governesses, finally meet their match.

Tags

ComedyMiddle Grade HumorClassic Children's Literature