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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.

Is The Sign of the Sinister Sorcerer appropriate for my child?

Suitable for most readers 10 and up.

A gentle mystery with magical elements involving a curse and accidents. Suitable for middle grade readers who enjoy spooky but not frightening mysteries.

What to know going in

This book has mild violence, no sexual content, and clean language. Content notes include anxiety.

Who'll love this

Kids will enjoy solving the mystery of the hooded figure and following Lewis's investigation into his uncle's mysterious past.

Tags

MysteryHistorical FantasyCozy Mystery