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Stuck Down

Eileen Rosenbloom (2005)

SubgenreHigh Fantasy
Age groupYA 12-17
Content ratingPG
Pages (Quick Read (<250))
Setting
CSM age13
Goodreads3.14
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Content levels

ViolenceMild
Sexual contentNone
LanguageMild

Trigger warnings

DeathGriefDeath of Parent

Positive tags

Coming of AgeHealing ArcSelf-DiscoveryHeartwarming

Hero archetypes

Ghost / Supernatural HeroComing-of-Age Hero

Protagonist archetypes

Ghost / Undead Protagonist

Tropes

Ghost ReturnsUnfinished BusinessComing of AgeFish out of WaterMentor Figure

Themes

Grief and LossComing of AgeFather-Son RelationshipRedemptionClosureAfterlifeFamily Reconciliation

Synopsis

Seven months after dying in a skiing accident, eighteen-year-old Kevin returns to Earth from the afterworld to deliver a message to a deceased friend's mother and to come to terms with his own conflicted feelings about his father.

Is Stuck Down appropriate for my child?

Suitable for most readers 13 and up.

A gentle supernatural story about a teen who returns from the afterlife to deliver a message and reconcile his feelings about his father. Deals with death and grief in an emotionally mature but age-appropriate way.

What to know going in

This book has mild violence, no sexual content, and mild language. Content notes include death, death of parent, and grief.

Who'll love this

Teens will connect with Kevin's emotional journey as he navigates the afterlife and tries to make peace with unresolved family issues.

Tags

Contemporary FantasyParanormalLiterary Fiction