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The Black

D. J. MacHale (2011)

SubgenreMiddle Grade Fantasy
Age groupMiddle Grade 8-12
Content ratingPG
Pages (Standard (250-400))
SeriesThe Morpheus Road Trilogy #2
Setting
CSM age10
Goodreads4.16
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Content levels

ViolenceModerate
Sexual contentNone
LanguageMild

Trigger warnings

DeathViolenceSupernatural Horror

Positive tags

AdventureFriendshipComing of AgeMystery

Hero archetypes

Fish out of WaterReluctant Hero

Protagonist archetypes

Coming-of-Age Protagonist

Tropes

Fish out of WaterComing of AgeReluctant HeroPortal FantasyQuestFound FamilySupernatural HorrorHaunted Location

Themes

Death and the AfterlifeFriendshipCourageIdentityGood vs EvilComing of Age

Synopsis

Cooper Foley, who has a knack for getting into trouble, ends up in the middle of a border war between the worlds of the living and the dead, trying to find out about the mysterious Morpheus Road.

Tags

Supernatural HorrorParanormalUrban Fantasy