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The Ghost Writer

Diana Carter (1974)

SubgenreParanormal Fantasy
Age groupMiddle Grade 8-12
Content ratingPG
Pages (Quick Read (<250))
Setting
CSM age10+
Goodreads3.4
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Content levels

ViolenceMild
Sexual contentNone
LanguageNone

Trigger warnings

Death of ParentGriefHaunted Location

Positive tags

Coming of AgeMysterySelf-DiscoveryHealing Arc

Hero archetypes

Bookish / Nerdy HeroOrphanShy Hero

Protagonist archetypes

Coming-of-Age ProtagonistHaunted by Past

Tropes

Haunted LocationComing of AgeHidden IdentityAncient ArtifactGhost StoryFamily Legacy

Themes

Grief and LossFamily HistoryMemoryFacing the PastComing of AgeLegacy

Synopsis

Plagued with unpleasant memories of his mother's death, shy Gerard Freeman is obsessed with the manuscript of a century-old ghost story written by his great-grandmother and entrusted to his care.

Tags

Gothic FictionMysteryHistorical Fiction