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Cover of The Ghost of Thomas Kempe

The Ghost of Thomas Kempe

Penelope Lively (1973)

SubgenreChildren's Fantasy
Age groupMiddle Grade 8-12
Content ratingG
Pages (Quick Read (<250))
Setting
CSM age8
Goodreads3.89
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Content levels

ViolenceNone
Sexual contentNone
LanguageNone

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Positive tags

AdventureHumorComing of AgeHeartwarming

Protagonist archetypes

Coming-of-Age ProtagonistReluctant Hero

Tropes

GhostApprenticeFish out of WaterHaunted LocationComing of AgeHistorical CharacterUnwilling Mentor

Themes

Coming of AgeHistory and ModernityResponsibilityFriendshipProblem-Solving

Synopsis

The ghost of a seventeenth-century sorcerer emerges as a poltergeist and attempts to make young James his apprentice.

Tags

Ghost StoryHistorical FantasyBritish Children's Literature