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The Moonlight Man

Betty Ren Wright (2000)

SubgenreChildren's Fantasy
Age groupMiddle Grade 8-12
Content ratingPG
Pages (Quick Read (<250))
Setting
CSM age10
Goodreads3.6

Content levels

ViolenceMild
Sexual contentNone
LanguageNone

Hero archetypes

Protective Hero

Heroine archetypes

Coming-of-Age Heroine

Protagonist archetypes

Duo / Partners

Synopsis

When their father moves them for the seventh time in the five years since their mother's death, Jenny and her younger sister hope to stay in this latest house and try to find out about the malevolent ghost who seems bent on getting revenge on their elderly neighbors.

Is The Moonlight Man appropriate for my child?

Suitable for most readers 10 and up.

Two sisters investigate a malevolent ghost threatening their elderly neighbors in this middle grade supernatural mystery. Deals with grief over their mother's death and features mild ghostly scares appropriate for the age group.

What to know going in

This book has mild violence, no sexual content, and clean language. Content notes include death of parent, grief, and haunted location.

Who'll love this

Kids who love spooky mysteries and ghost stories will enjoy following Jenny and her sister as they uncover the truth about a vengeful spirit.

Tags

Ghost StoryMysteryFamily Drama