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Synopsis
Berlin, Christmas, the dead of night: 16-year-old Alissa and her best friend, Evelin, are making their annual secret pilgrimage to the grave of Alissa's father when Alissa falls through thick snow to land in an underground crypt. There she finds a child's casket...with a strange black plant growing up through its lid. Opening the coffin, she severs the dark growth from its roots--and discovers they are embedded in the heart of the dead child.
Is Tell Me What You See appropriate for my child?
Suitable for most readers 14 and up.
Teen discovers a sinister supernatural mystery involving corpses and dark magic. Contains disturbing imagery including dead children and plants growing through bodies, moderate gothic horror elements, and themes of death and grief.
What to know going in
This book has moderate violence, no sexual content, and mild language. Content notes include death, death of parent, and grief (see the full list above).
Who'll love this
A creepy, atmospheric mystery about a girl who stumbles into an underground crypt on Christmas Eve and discovers something both magical and terrifying.