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Olivia Kidney and the Exit Academy

Ellen Potter (2005)

SubgenreEpic Fantasy
Age groupMiddle Grade 8-12
Content ratingPG
Pages (Quick Read (<250))
SeriesOlivia Kidney #2
Setting
CSM age10
Goodreads4.03
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Content levels

ViolenceMild
Sexual contentNone
LanguageNone

Trigger warnings

DeathGrief

Positive tags

AdventureMysterySelf-DiscoveryHeartwarmingFound Family

Heroine archetypes

Coming-of-Age HeroineFish out of Water

Protagonist archetypes

Coming-of-Age Protagonist

Tropes

Fish out of WaterComing of AgePortal FantasyHaunted LocationUrban FantasyLost CivilizationMentor Figure

Themes

Coming of AgeGrief and LossIdentityConnection Between WorldsHome and BelongingFamily

Synopsis

Twelve-year-old Olivia Kidney and her father move into a Manhattan brownstone that has a lagoon in the living room, hosts visiting strangers in the middle of the night, and is mysteriously close to the spirit world.

Is Olivia Kidney and the Exit Academy appropriate for my child?

Suitable for most readers 10 and up.

A gentle middle-grade fantasy with supernatural elements including spirits and the afterlife. Mild peril and ghostly encounters, but no graphic content or scary imagery inappropriate for the age group.

What to know going in

This book has mild violence, no sexual content, and clean language. Content notes include death and grief.

Who'll love this

Kids will love following Olivia as she explores a mysterious brownstone where the spirit world meets reality and strange visitors appear at midnight.

Tags

Urban FantasyMagical RealismGhost StoryContemporary Fantasy