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The Beasts of Clawstone Castle

Eva Ibbotson (2005)

SubgenreChildren's Fantasy
Age groupMiddle Grade 8-12
Content ratingPG
Pages (Quick Read (<250))
Setting
CSM age8
Goodreads3.83
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Content levels

ViolenceMild
Sexual contentNone
LanguageNone

Trigger warnings

Not yet tagged

Positive tags

AdventureFriendshipFound FamilyHeartwarmingHumor

Hero archetypes

Orphan

Heroine archetypes

Coming-of-Age Heroine

Protagonist archetypes

Duo / PartnersFound Family Crew

Tropes

Found FamilyQuestSupernatural HelpersAnimal CompanionsFish out of WaterComing of Age

Themes

ConservationFamily BondsCommunityResponsibilityHuman-Animal Connection

Synopsis

While spending the summer with elderly relatives at Clawstone Castle in northern England, Madlyn and her brother Rollo, with the help of several ghosts, attempt to save the rare cattle that live on the castle grounds.

Is The Beasts of Clawstone Castle appropriate for my child?

Suitable for most readers 8 and up.

A gentle middle-grade fantasy with mild peril as siblings work with friendly ghosts to save endangered cattle at their relatives' castle. No violence beyond mild comic mishaps, appropriate for sensitive readers.

What to know going in

This book has mild violence, no sexual content, and clean language.

Who'll love this

Kids will love the friendly ghosts helping two siblings on a mission to save special animals at a mysterious old castle.

Tags

Ghost StoryHistorical SettingAnimal StoryCozy Fantasy