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The Girl Behind the Glass

Jane Kelley (2011)

SubgenreHigh Fantasy
Age groupMiddle Grade 8-12
Content ratingPG
Pages (Quick Read (<250))
Setting
CSM age10
Goodreads3.52

Content levels

ViolenceMild
Sexual contentNone
LanguageNone

Synopsis

Moving from Brooklyn to a rental house in the country strains the relationship between eleven-year-old identical twins Hannah and Anna Zimmer, a situation made worse by the ghost of a girl who is trapped in the house because of problems with her own sister eighty years before.

Is The Girl Behind the Glass appropriate for my child?

Suitable for most readers 10 and up.

This middle grade ghost story deals with sibling rivalry and a historical haunting. Mild supernatural scares appropriate for the age group, with themes about working through family conflict.

What to know going in

This book has mild violence, no sexual content, and clean language. Content notes include death, sibling conflict, and ghost / supernatural.

Who'll love this

Twin sisters navigate their strained relationship while uncovering the mystery of a ghost trapped in their new home.

Tags

Ghost StoryContemporary FantasyParanormal