Content levels
Trigger warnings
Heroine archetypes
Protagonist archetypes
Synopsis
After being hit by lightning, twelve-year-old Lilah, who has a crush on classmate Andrew Finkel, discovers that she can communicate with dead people, including her grandmother who wants Lilah to find a new wife for Lilah's divorced father.
Is Small Medium at Large appropriate for my child?
Suitable for most readers 10 and up.
A lighthearted paranormal middle grade story about a girl who gains the ability to talk to ghosts after being struck by lightning. Contains gentle themes of death, divorce, and navigating family relationships with humor.
What to know going in
This book has mild violence, no sexual content, and clean language. Content notes include death, death of parent, and divorce.
Who'll love this
Middle graders will enjoy the funny premise of a girl trying to manage ghostly visitors while dealing with crushes and family drama.