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Operating Codes

Nick Manns (2001)

SubgenreHigh Fantasy
Age groupMiddle Grade 8-12
Content ratingPG
Pages (Standard (250-400))
Setting
CSM age10
Goodreads3.08
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Content levels

ViolenceMild
Sexual contentNone
LanguageNone

Trigger warnings

AbandonmentAnxiety

Positive tags

AdventureSibling BondMysteryFriendship

Protagonist archetypes

Coming-of-Age ProtagonistDuo / Partners

Tropes

Fish out of WaterHaunted LocationComing of AgeFound Family

Themes

Family LoyaltySibling BondJustice vs AuthoritySupernatural EncountersModern Technology vs the Past

Synopsis

Upon moving to Sentinel House, five-year-old Matty and fifteen-year-old Graham encounter ghosts from a nearby abandoned military compound, but real trouble begins when their father is arrested for posting information about a secret weapons system on the Internet.

Is Operating Codes appropriate for my child?

Suitable for most readers 10 and up.

Two brothers encounter ghosts and must deal with their father's arrest over leaked military secrets. Mild supernatural scares and family tension; themes of loyalty and justice without graphic content.

What to know going in

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

Who'll love this

Kids will enjoy the ghost mystery and watching two brothers work together when their dad gets in serious trouble.

Tags

Contemporary FantasyGhost StoryFamily DramaThriller Elements