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The Haunting of Holroyd Hill

Brenda Seabrooke (1995)

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

ViolenceMild
Sexual contentNone
LanguageNone

Trigger warnings

DeathGriefWar

Positive tags

AdventureFriendshipMysteryFound Family

Hero archetypes

Coming-of-Age Hero

Heroine archetypes

Coming-of-Age Heroine

Protagonist archetypes

Duo / PartnersMystery Solvers

Tropes

Ghost StoryHistorical MysteryComing of AgeFish out of WaterFound FamilyHaunted LocationFellowship

Themes

Coming of AgeMysteryHistory and MemoryFamilyFriendshipCourageUnfinished Business

Synopsis

When her family moves to the Virginia countryside, eleven-year-old Melinda, her older brother, and their new friend Dan work together to solve the mystery of a Civil War-era ghost who is haunting their house.

Is The Haunting of Holroyd Hill appropriate for my child?

Suitable for most readers 10 and up.

Middle-grade ghost mystery with Civil War historical elements. Involves themes of death and a haunting but approached with age-appropriate sensitivity and mystery-solving adventure.

What to know going in

This book has mild violence, no sexual content, and clean language. Content notes include death, grief, and war.

Who'll love this

An exciting mystery where kids work together to uncover the story of a Civil War ghost haunting their new home.

Tags

MysteryHistorical FictionGhost StorySupernatural