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Pure Dead Trouble

Debi Gliori (2005)

SubgenreChildren's Fantasy
Age groupMiddle Grade 8-12
Content ratingPG
Pages (Standard (250-400))
Setting
CSM age10
Goodreads3.87
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Content levels

ViolenceMild
Sexual contentNone
LanguageNone

Trigger warnings

ViolenceTerrorism

Positive tags

AdventureFound FamilyHumorHeartwarming

Protagonist archetypes

Ensemble CastFound Family Crew

Tropes

Found FamilyMagical CastleQuestFish out of WaterAncient ArtifactAntiheroComic Relief Ensemble

Themes

FamilyGood vs EvilLoyaltyTeamworkCourage

Synopsis

Danger continues to find the members of the eccentric Strega-Borgia family at their Scottish castle, this time in the form of a butler who wants to blow up a nearby corporation and a demon who seeks the all-powerful Chronostone.

Is Pure Dead Trouble appropriate for my child?

Suitable for most readers 10 and up.

This middle grade fantasy features cartoonish peril including a bomber plot and a demon seeking a magical artifact. The tone is humorous and adventurous with no graphic violence or mature content.

What to know going in

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

Who'll love this

Kids will enjoy the wacky Strega-Borgia family dealing with explosive butlers and demons in their Scottish castle.

Tags

Quirky Family AdventureScottish SettingComic FantasyMagical Realism