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Cover of The Mapmaker and the Ghost

The Mapmaker and the Ghost

Sarvenaz Tash (2012)

SubgenreParanormal Fantasy
Age groupMiddle Grade 8-12
Content ratingPG
Pages (Quick Read (<250))
Setting
CSM age10
Goodreads3.99
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Content levels

ViolenceMild
Sexual contentNone
LanguageNone

Trigger warnings

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Positive tags

AdventureComing of AgeMysterySelf-DiscoveryFriendship

Heroine archetypes

Coming-of-Age HeroineBookish / Nerdy Heroine

Protagonist archetypes

Coming-of-Age Protagonist

Tropes

Coming of AgeGhost CompanionHidden IdentityQuestMentor FigureFish out of Water

Themes

Coming of AgeDiscovery and ExplorationFriendshipIdentityCourageWonder and Curiosity

Synopsis

The summer before starting middle school, when eleven-year-old Goldenrod Moram sets out to make a very accurate map of the forest behind her home, she discovers a band of troublemakers, a mysterious old lady, and the ghost of her explorer idol.

Tags

Ghost StoryContemporary FantasyAdventure