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The Mansion in the Mist

John Bellairs (1992)

SubgenreChildren's Fantasy
Age groupMiddle Grade 8-12
Content ratingPG
Pages (Quick Read (<250))
SeriesAnthony Monday #4
Setting
CSM age10
Goodreads3.94
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Content levels

ViolenceMild
Sexual contentNone
LanguageNone

Trigger warnings

Not yet tagged

Positive tags

AdventureMysteryFriendshipHopeful Ending

Protagonist archetypes

Duo / PartnersFish out of Water

Tropes

Portal FantasyAncient ArtifactFound FamilyQuestFish out of WaterMentor FigureHidden Heir

Themes

Good vs EvilFriendshipCourageDiscoveryDanger from Another World

Synopsis

While spending the summer in an old house on a desolate Canadian island, Anthony Monday and Miss Eells discover a chest that can transport them to another world and a maniacal group who are plotting the destruction of people on Earth.

Is The Mansion in the Mist appropriate for my child?

Suitable for most readers 10 and up.

A classic middle grade adventure with mild supernatural peril and suspense. Young heroes face a world-threatening villain plot but violence stays age-appropriate with no graphic content.

What to know going in

This book has mild violence, no sexual content, and clean language.

Who'll love this

Readers who love mysteries, portals to other worlds, and brave kids stopping evil plots will race through this adventure.

Tags

Portal FantasyMysteryAdventureGothic