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Synopsis
When babysitter Rebecca discovers that a sinister ruler of darkness has replaced the baby with a changeling, she and her friends must save him by surviving a chilling journey through the Nightmare Realm.
Is The Shadow Hand appropriate for my child?
Suitable for most readers 10 and up.
This middle-grade dark fantasy involves a babysitter rescuing a kidnapped baby from a nightmarish supernatural realm ruled by a dark entity. Contains moderate peril, scary imagery, and supernatural horror elements appropriate for confident middle-grade readers.
What to know going in
This book has moderate violence, no sexual content, and clean language. Content notes include child harm, kidnapping, and supernatural horror.
Who'll love this
Kids who love spooky adventures will enjoy following Rebecca and her friends through a creepy nightmare world to save a baby from a dark ruler.