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Ottoline Goes to School

Chris Riddell (2008)

SubgenreChildren's Fantasy
Age groupChildren 5-8
Content ratingG
Pages (Quick Read (<250))
SeriesOttoline #
Setting
CSM age5
Goodreads4.17
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Content levels

ViolenceNone
Sexual contentNone
LanguageNone

Trigger warnings

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Positive tags

AdventureFriendshipHeartwarmingSelf-Discovery

Heroine archetypes

Coming-of-Age Heroine

Protagonist archetypes

Beast Companion Story

Tropes

Coming of AgeMentor FigureFish out of WaterHaunted LocationFound Family

Themes

Self-DiscoveryFriendshipFinding Your GiftCourageMystery

Synopsis

Ottoline and Mr. Munroe, her very helpful dog, enroll in the Alice B. Smith School for the Differently Gifted and while Ottoline worries that she may not have a special gift, Mr. Munro worries about the ghost that is said to haunt the school at night.

Is Ottoline Goes to School appropriate for my child?

Suitable for most readers 5 and up.

Perfectly safe for young readers with gentle mystery elements involving a school ghost. No scary content—just lighthearted adventure with charming illustrations.

What to know going in

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

Who'll love this

Kids will love following Ottoline and her helpful dog Mr. Munroe as they solve the mystery of the school ghost and discover what makes them special.

Tags

Illustrated Chapter BookSchool StoryMystery