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The Principal

Mark Sumner (1994)

SubgenreDark Fantasy
Age groupYA 12-17
Content ratingPG-13
Pages (Standard (250-400))
Setting
CSM age14
Goodreads3.68

Content levels

ViolenceStrong
Sexual contentNone
LanguageModerate

Protagonist archetypes

Reluctant Hero

Synopsis

Talli McAlister is convinced that her school's new principal, who has been hired to put an end to gang violence, is up to no good when the school's biggest troublemakers begin disappearing without a trace

Is The Principal appropriate for my child?

Suitable for most readers 14 and up.

Parents should know this dark fantasy involves students disappearing from school under sinister circumstances, with strong implications of supernatural violence and potential child endangerment. The mystery-thriller atmosphere may be intense for sensitive readers.

What to know going in

This book has strong violence, no sexual content, and moderate language. Content notes include child harm, murder, kidnapping, and death (see the full list above).

Who'll love this

Teens will be drawn to this suspenseful mystery about a student who suspects her school's new principal is behind the disappearances of troublemaking classmates.

Tags

Mystery ThrillerHorror ElementsSupernatural SuspenseSchool Setting