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The Humming Room

Ellen Potter (2012)

SubgenreHigh Fantasy
Age groupMiddle Grade 8-12
Content ratingPG
Pages (Standard (250-400))
Setting
CSM age10

Content levels

ViolenceMild
Sexual contentNone
LanguageNone

Hero archetypes

Wild Child / Feral Boy

Heroine archetypes

Orphan

Protagonist archetypes

Coming-of-Age Protagonist

Synopsis

Twelve-year-old orphan Roo Fanshaw is sent to live with an uncle she never knew in a largely uninhabited mansion on Cough Rock Island and discovers a wild river boy, an invalid cousin, and the mysteries of a hidden garden.

Tags

Magical RealismContemporary FantasySecret Garden RetellingMystery