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The Secret Hour

Scott Westerfeld (2004)

SubgenreChildren's Fantasy
Age groupMiddle Grade 8-12
Content ratingPG
Pages319 (Standard (250-400))
SettingSecondary World
CSM age11

Content levels

ViolenceMild
Sexual contentNone
LanguageNone

Trigger warnings

Not yet tagged

Hero archetypes

Mysterious Hero

Protagonist archetypes

Coming-of-Age Protagonist

Synopsis

As the new girl at Bixby High School, Jessica Day expected some unwelcome attention. What she didn't expect was to feel an instant connection to a stranger in the corridor . . . Who is this boy dressed in black? And why can she feel his eyes following her wherever she goes? The answers will have to wait until the sun goes down, for here in Bixby, midnight is the time for secrets; secrets that Jessica is going to find out, whether she wants to or not.

Is The Secret Hour appropriate for my child?

Suitable for most readers 11 and up.

A paranormal mystery with mild supernatural peril and scary creatures that appear at midnight. No sexual content, violence is minimal and not graphic, and language is clean.

What to know going in

This book has mild violence, no sexual content, and clean language.

Who'll love this

Readers will love the mystery of the secret midnight hour and discovering supernatural secrets alongside Jessica at her new school.

Tags

Urban FantasyParanormalMysteryTeen Fiction