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The Magic Nation Thing

Zilpha Keatley Snyder (2005)

SubgenreChildren's Fantasy
Age groupMiddle Grade 8-12
Content ratingPG
Pages (Quick Read (<250))
Setting
CSM age10
Goodreads3.02

Content levels

ViolenceMild
Sexual contentNone
LanguageNone

Trigger warnings

KidnappingChild Harm

Heroine archetypes

Coming-of-Age Heroine

Synopsis

Although twelve-year-old Abby has always tried to deny that she has some kind of weird psychic power, she takes advantage of it to help her mother, a struggling private investigator, and, more importantly, to find her best friend's little brother when he goes missing at a ski resort.

Is The Magic Nation Thing appropriate for my child?

Suitable for most readers 10 and up.

A twelve-year-old girl uses her psychic abilities to help solve a missing child case. Contains mild peril related to a kidnapping scenario but age-appropriate suspense with a positive resolution.

What to know going in

This book has mild violence, no sexual content, and clean language. Content notes include child harm and kidnapping.

Who'll love this

Readers will enjoy following Abby as she learns to embrace her special powers while solving a real mystery and helping her best friend.

Tags

MysteryContemporary FantasyPsychic Powers