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Cover of The Haunting of Holroyd Hill

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.

Tags

MysteryHistorical FictionGhost StorySupernatural