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Voices after Midnight

Richard Peck (1989)

SubgenreChildren's Fantasy
Age groupMiddle Grade 8-12
Content ratingPG
Pages (Quick Read (<250))
Setting
CSM age10
Goodreads3.9
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Content levels

ViolenceMild
Sexual contentNone
LanguageNone

Trigger warnings

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Positive tags

AdventureMysteryFriendshipSibling Bond

Protagonist archetypes

Time-DisplacedDuo / Partners

Tropes

Time TravelFish out of WaterHistorical MysteryHaunted Location

Themes

MysteryFamily BondsHistoryTime and Memory

Synopsis

Living with their sister and parents in a rented house in New York City during the summer, Chad and Luke uncover a mystery involving the former tenants of the house when the two brothers slip back in time to 1888.

Is Voices after Midnight appropriate for my child?

Suitable for most readers 10 and up.

Two brothers discover a time-travel mystery in their rented New York house, slipping back to 1888. Light on peril, focused on historical adventure and puzzle-solving.

What to know going in

This book has mild violence, no sexual content, and clean language.

Who'll love this

Brothers uncover a cool time-travel mystery that takes them back to old New York—great for kids who love history and detective stories.

Tags

Historical FictionMysteryTime Slip