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Whisper in the Dark

Joseph Bruchac (2005)

SubgenreEpic Fantasy
Age groupYA 12-17
Content ratingPG-13
Pages (Quick Read (<250))
Setting
CSM age13
Goodreads3.57
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Content levels

ViolenceModerate
Sexual contentNone
LanguageMild

Trigger warnings

Death of ParentGriefTraumaAccidentSupernatural Horror

Positive tags

Coming of AgeSurvivalSelf-DiscoveryHealing Arc

Heroine archetypes

AthleteOrphanComing-of-Age Heroine

Protagonist archetypes

Coming-of-Age ProtagonistTortured Protagonist

Tropes

Coming of AgeAncient Evil ReturnsReluctant HeroFish out of WaterHaunted LocationNon-Western Setting

Themes

Grief and LossNative American CultureIdentitySupernatural HorrorTrauma and RecoveryHeritage and TraditionSurvival

Synopsis

An ancient and terrifying Narragansett native-American legend begins to come true for a teenage long-distance runner, whose recovery from the accident that killed her parents has stunned everyone, including her guardian aunt in Providence, Rhode Island.

Tags

HorrorContemporary FantasyParanormalCultural Fiction