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The Return of Skeleton Man

Joseph Bruchac (2006)

SubgenreGrimdark
Age groupMiddle Grade 8-12
Content ratingPG
Pages (Quick Read (<250))
SeriesSkeleton Man #2
Setting
CSM age10
Goodreads3.63
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Content levels

ViolenceModerate
Sexual contentNone
LanguageNone

Trigger warnings

KidnappingStalkingCaptivityAnxietyDeath

Positive tags

SurvivalCourageFamily BondIndigenous Representation

Heroine archetypes

Reluctant HeroineSurvivor

Protagonist archetypes

Coming-of-Age Protagonist

Tropes

Return of the VillainHaunted LocationFish out of WaterIndigenous MythologySurvival Horror

Themes

Indigenous CultureTrauma and RecoveryFear and CourageFamily ProtectionMohawk FolkloreSurvival

Synopsis

When Molly and her parents attend a conference at Mohonk Mountain House, Molly begins to fear that she is being watched by the very man who kidnapped and tried to kill them all the previous year.

Tags

HorrorThrillerIndigenous FictionContemporary Fantasy