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Cover of The Sign of the Sinister Sorcerer

The Sign of the Sinister Sorcerer

Brad Strickland (2008)

SubgenreChildren's Fantasy
Age groupMiddle Grade 8-12
Content ratingPG
Pages (Quick Read (<250))
SeriesChubby Lewis Barnavelt #12
Setting
CSM age10
Goodreads3.89
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Content levels

ViolenceMild
Sexual contentNone
LanguageNone

Trigger warnings

Anxiety

Positive tags

AdventureMysteryFriendshipMentor Figure

Protagonist archetypes

Coming-of-Age ProtagonistReluctant Hero

Tropes

CursedMentor FigureMysteryDark SorcererHidden PastComing of Age

Themes

Facing FearsFamily SecretsComing of AgeCourageMystery and Investigation

Synopsis

In Michigan in the mid-1950s, Lewis Barnavelt is convinced that the series of accidents he and his uncle are experiencing are the result of a curse by a mysterious, hooded figure that may be part of his uncle's past.

Tags

MysteryHistorical FantasyCozy Mystery