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Cover of The Witches of Worm

The Witches of Worm

Zilpha Keatley Snyder (1972)

SubgenreChildren's Fantasy

Age groupMiddle Grade 8-12

Content ratingPG

Pages (Quick Read (<250))

Setting

CSM age10

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Content levels

ViolenceMild

Sexual contentNone

LanguageNone

Trigger warnings

Mental Manipulation Possession Abandonment

Positive tags

Coming of Age Self-Discovery Mystery

Hero archetypes

Outcast / Loner

Heroine archetypes

Coming-of-Age Heroine

Protagonist archetypes

Coming-of-Age Protagonist

Tropes

Possessed Animal Unreliable Narrator Psychological Horror Coming of Age Fish out of Water

Themes

Identity Loneliness Responsibility Blame and Accountability Reality vs Perception Mental Health

Synopsis

A lonely twelve-year-old is convinced that the cat she finds is possessed by a witch and is responsible for her own strange behavior.

Tags

Psychological FictionContemporary FantasySupernatural