Content levels
Trigger warnings
Positive tags
Heroine archetypes
Protagonist archetypes
Synopsis
Kit is in a coma after being poisoned in China by her arch enemies, the Baker Brothers. On board a ship to England, her friends are desperate for a cure. When they hear about an inventor who is working on electricity and electro therapy, the group change route to Tombstone, Arizona, western America, to find him.
Is The Shaman's Secret appropriate for my child?
Suitable for most readers 10 and up.
Parents should know this features a life-threatening poisoning storyline with a protagonist in a coma. The adventure involves a desperate quest for a cure across historical America with mild peril and suspense appropriate for middle grade readers.
What to know going in
This book has mild violence, no sexual content, and clean language. Content notes include poisoning, medical emergency, and life-threatening illness.
Who'll love this
Kids will enjoy the action-packed race across the American West to save Kit's life, combining historical adventure with friendship and mystery.