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When the Night Wind Howls

Pamela F. Service (1987)

SubgenreChildren's Fantasy
Age groupMiddle Grade 8-12
Content ratingPG
Pages (Quick Read (<250))
Setting
CSM age10
Goodreads3.45

Content levels

ViolenceMild
Sexual contentNone
LanguageNone

Trigger warnings

DeathGrief

Protagonist archetypes

Coming-of-Age Protagonist

Synopsis

Ghostly apparitions at the community theater thirteen-year-old Sidonie and her mother join as a way of making friends after moving to a small Indiana town lead Sid to an investigation which uncovers something so sad and so evil it seems it could never be put right--but she determines to try.

Is When the Night Wind Howls appropriate for my child?

Suitable for most readers 10 and up.

A gentle ghost mystery for middle graders featuring supernatural investigation and themes of sadness and historical injustice, with mild spooky elements but no graphic content or violence.

What to know going in

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

Who'll love this

A thirteen-year-old girl investigates ghostly apparitions at a community theater and uncovers a tragic mystery that needs solving.

Tags

MysteryGhost StorySupernatural