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Sarabande

Malcolm R. Campbell (2011)

SubgenreHigh Fantasy
Age groupYA 12-17
Content ratingPG-13
Pages (Standard (250-400))
SeriesMountain Journeys #2
Setting
CSM age13
Goodreads4.12

Content levels

ViolenceModerate
Sexual contentNone
LanguageMild

Protagonist archetypes

Vengeance-DrivenTime-Displaced

Synopsis

After her sister, Dryad haunts her from beyond the grave for three long years, Sarabande undertakes a dangerous journey into the past - to either raise her cruel sister from the dead, ending the torment ... or to take her place in the safe darkness of the earth.

Is Sarabande appropriate for my child?

Suitable for most readers 13 and up.

A haunting fantasy about grief and dangerous choices featuring a protagonist tormented by her sister's ghost who journeys into the past to potentially raise the dead or take her sister's place. Contains themes of death, psychological torment, and difficult moral choices.

What to know going in

This book has moderate violence, no sexual content, and mild language. Content notes include death of a loved one, death, and grief (see the full list above).

Who'll love this

Teens will connect with the intense emotions and the high-stakes quest to end supernatural torment, even if it means sacrificing everything.

Tags

Dark FantasyGothic FantasyPsychological FantasyJourney Fantasy