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The Ghost Behind the Wall

Melvin Burgess (2000)

SubgenreDark Fantasy
Age groupMiddle Grade 8-12
Content ratingPG
Pages (Quick Read (<250))
Setting
CSM age10
Goodreads3.31
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Content levels

ViolenceMild
Sexual contentNone
LanguageMild

Trigger warnings

DeathElderly AbuseLonelinessMental Illness

Positive tags

Coming of AgeSelf-DiscoveryMystery

Protagonist archetypes

Coming-of-Age ProtagonistOutcast / Loner

Tropes

GhostHaunted LocationComing of AgeUrban FantasyFish out of WaterReluctant Hero

Themes

LonelinessConsequences of ActionsEmpathyAging and MortalityUrban IsolationChildhood Mischief

Synopsis

Twelve-year-old David sneaks through the ventilation shafts in his London apartment building pulling pranks on his neighbors, which awakens the ghost of a boy with a grudge against the lonely, senile old man who lives upstairs.

Tags

Ghost StoryUrban FantasyContemporary Fantasy