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Synopsis
A fourteen-year-old girl uses a painted shield from New Guinea to contact various native owners of the shield during different periods of time, and when their presences threaten to materialize in the present, she offers to return the shield to them and lay the ghosts to rest.
Is The House in Norham Gardens appropriate for my child?
Suitable for most readers 10 and up.
A thoughtful, gentle fantasy about a teen girl who connects with past owners of a New Guinea shield through time. No violence or mature content—focuses on cultural responsibility and empathy across historical periods.
What to know going in
This book has no graphic violence, no sexual content, and clean language. Content notes include grief.
Who'll love this
A mysterious painted shield lets a girl communicate with people from the past, and she must figure out how to help them find peace.