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The Wheatstone Pond

Robert Westall (1993)

SubgenreChildren's Fantasy
Age groupMiddle Grade 8-12
Content ratingPG
Pages (Quick Read (<250))
Setting
CSM age11+
Goodreads3.52

Content levels

ViolenceModerate
Sexual contentNone
LanguageNone

Positive tags

MysterySurvival

Protagonist archetypes

Ensemble Cast

Synopsis

When an archaeological dig begins at the Whetstone pond, the pond seems to have ideas of its own. Violence and aggression builds up in the people who work there. The corpse of a baby is found. A motorbike salvaged from the water carries its new owner to a fatal accident.

Tags

Supernatural HorrorArchaeological MysteryGothic