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The Mystery of Drear House

Virginia Hamilton (1987)

SubgenreHigh Fantasy
Age groupMiddle Grade 8-12
Content ratingPG
Pages (Standard (250-400))
SeriesDies Drear Chronicles #2
Setting
CSM age10
Goodreads3.65
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Content levels

ViolenceMild
Sexual contentNone
LanguageNone

Trigger warnings

SlaveryRacism

Positive tags

Found FamilyMysteryAdventureHopeful EndingFriendship

Protagonist archetypes

Ensemble CastMystery-Solving Family

Tropes

Hidden TreasureHistorical LegacyFamily MysteryUnderground Secrets

Themes

FamilyAfrican American HistoryLegacy and HeritageMoral ChoicesHistorical JusticeCommunityResponsibility

Synopsis

A black family living in the house of long-dead abolitionist Dies Drear must decide what to do with his stupendous treasure, hidden for one hundred years in a cavern near their home.

Tags

Historical MysteryContemporary FantasyAfrican American FictionFamily Drama