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Tamsin

Peter S. Beagle (2001)

SubgenreFantasy
Age groupMiddle Grade 8-12
Content ratingPG
Pages275 (Standard (250-400))
Setting
CSM age10
Goodreads4.05/5 (4119)
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Content levels

ViolenceMild
Sexual contentNone
LanguageNone

Trigger warnings

DeathGrief

Positive tags

FriendshipComing of AgeHeartwarmingSelf-Discovery

Heroine archetypes

Coming-of-Age HeroineFish out of Water

Protagonist archetypes

Coming-of-Age Protagonist

Tropes

Ghost CompanionFish out of WaterComing of AgeHistorical GhostFound FamilyHaunted LocationMentor Figure

Themes

Friendship Across TimeGrief and LossBelongingCultural IdentityPast and PresentDeath and Memory

Synopsis

Jenny, an American girl living on a farm in England befriends a local ghost, a woman dead for 300 years. She is Tamsin and she introduces Jenny to a world of ghosts, good and evil, from her turbulent life.

Tags

Ghost StoryHistorical FantasyContemporary Fantasy