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The Wicked One

Mollie Hunter (1977)

SubgenreChildren's Fantasy
Age groupMiddle Grade 8-12
Content ratingPG
Pages (Quick Read (<250))
Setting
CSM age10+
Goodreads3.62
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Content levels

ViolenceMild
Sexual contentNone
LanguageNone

Trigger warnings

AbandonmentSupernatural Threat

Positive tags

AdventureFriendshipSurvivalFound FamilyCourage

Protagonist archetypes

Coming-of-Age ProtagonistFish out of Water

Tropes

Fish out of WaterComing of AgeSupernatural ThreatFamily BondsHighland FolkloreEmigration Journey

Themes

FamilyPersecutionImmigrationScottish FolkloreResilienceCultural IdentitySurvival

Synopsis

Incessantly tormented by the Grollican, a creature of the Otherworld, Colin Grant and his family flee to America from their native Highlands of Scotland.

Tags

Historical FantasyScottish FolkloreImmigration StorySupernatural Thriller