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The Whispering House

Rebecca Wade (2012)

SubgenreHigh Fantasy
Age groupMiddle Grade 8-12
Content ratingPG
Pages (Standard (250-400))
Setting
CSM age10
Goodreads3.76
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Content levels

ViolenceMild
Sexual contentNone
LanguageNone

Trigger warnings

Death of ChildDeathGrief

Positive tags

MysteryFriendshipSelf-DiscoveryHeartwarming

Heroine archetypes

Coming-of-Age Heroine

Protagonist archetypes

Ghost / Undead Protagonist

Tropes

Haunted LocationMysteryComing of AgeFish out of WaterMentor Figure

Themes

Death and GriefMystery and InvestigationHistorical ConnectionFriendship Across TimeJusticeHelping Others

Synopsis

When the Price family moves into Cowleigh Lodge while their home is being repaired, fourteen-year-old Hannah discovers that the ghost of a girl who died there at age eleven wants help unraveling the mystery of her 1877 death.

Is The Whispering House appropriate for my child?

Suitable for most readers 10 and up.

A gentle ghost story where a teen helps solve a Victorian-era mystery. The ghost is friendly rather than frightening, and themes of death are handled sensitively for middle grade readers.

What to know going in

This book has mild violence, no sexual content, and clean language. Content notes include death of child, death, and grief.

Who'll love this

Mystery fans will love helping Hannah solve the puzzle of how a Victorian girl died and why her ghost needs help finding peace.

Tags

Ghost StoryHistorical MysteryParanormal