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When he moves from Los Angeles to Providence, Rhode Island, Kenny discovers that his new house is haunted by the spirit of a black slave boy who asks Kenny to return with him to the early nineteenth century and prevent his murder by slave traders.
Is Something Upstairs appropriate for my child?
Suitable for most readers 10 and up.
Kenny befriends a murdered slave's ghost and travels to 1800s Rhode Island to prevent the crime, confronting the brutal realities of slavery and racial violence. The book handles serious historical themes with age-appropriate restraint.
What to know going in
This book has moderate violence, no sexual content, and clean language. Content notes include slavery, murder, and death (see the full list above).
Who'll love this
A thrilling ghost story that sends you back in time to solve a murder and right a terrible wrong from America's past.