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The Enchanted Castle

Edith Nesbit (1907)

SubgenreChildren's Fantasy
Age groupMiddle Grade 8-12
Content ratingPG
Pages186 (Quick Read (<250))
SettingHistorical
CSM age8
Goodreads3.82/5 (9410)
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Content levels

ViolenceMild
Sexual contentNone
LanguageNone

Trigger warnings

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Positive tags

AdventureFriendshipHumorHappy EndingMystery

Hero archetypes

Coming-of-Age Hero

Heroine archetypes

Coming-of-Age Heroine

Protagonist archetypes

Ensemble CastFish out of Water

Tropes

Enchanted GardenSleeping CurseMagic RingHidden RealmPortal FantasyQuestFound Family

Themes

Imagination vs RealityChildhood AdventureConsequences of MagicSibling BondsProblem-Solving

Synopsis

E. Nesbit's classic story of how Gerald, Cathy and Jimmy find an enchanted garden and awake a princess from a hundred-year sleep, only to have her immediately made invisible by a magic ring. Her rescue is difficult, funny and sometimes frightening.

Is The Enchanted Castle appropriate for my child?

Suitable for most readers 8 and up.

Classic Edwardian fantasy with mild magical peril and gentle humor. Some scary moments when dealing with magic ring consequences, but all resolved positively.

What to know going in

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

Who'll love this

Three kids discover a magical garden with a sleeping princess and must solve the mystery of an invisibility ring in this funny adventure.

Tags

Classic LiteratureHistorical FantasyEdwardian Children's Fiction