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The Chessmen of Doom

John Bellairs (1989)

SubgenreChildren's Fantasy
Age groupMiddle Grade 8-12
Content ratingPG
Pages (Quick Read (<250))
SeriesJohnny Dixon and the Professor #7
Setting
CSM age10
Goodreads3.9
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Content levels

ViolenceMild
Sexual contentNone
LanguageNone

Trigger warnings

Mental IllnessPeril

Positive tags

AdventureFriendshipMysteryMentor Figure

Protagonist archetypes

Duo / PartnersComing-of-Age Protagonist

Tropes

Mentor FigureFellowshipHaunted LocationQuestFish out of WaterAncient ArtifactAncient Evil Returns

Themes

FriendshipCourageMystery and DiscoveryGood vs EvilComing of Age

Synopsis

Johnny Dixon, Fergie and Professor Childermass comply with a strange will left by the Professor's brother, which requires them to spend the summer at a desolate estate where they encounter a madman bent on destroying the world.

Tags

Gothic MysterySupernatural ThrillerAdventure