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Yobgorgle: Mystery Monster of Lake Ontario

Daniel Pinkwater (2000)

SubgenreMiddle Grade Fantasy
Age groupMiddle Grade 8-12
Content ratingG
Pages (Quick Read (<250))
Setting
CSM age8
Goodreads4.13
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Content levels

ViolenceNone
Sexual contentNone
LanguageNone

Trigger warnings

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Positive tags

AdventureHumorFriendshipMystery

Protagonist archetypes

Coming-of-Age Protagonist

Tropes

Fish out of WaterQuestMentor FigureMystery

Themes

AdventureCuriosityDiscoveryFriendshipWonder

Synopsis

While visiting Rochester, New York, young Eugene meets the strange Professor Ambrose McFwain and goes out with him in his boat to search for a mysterious sea monster that has been sighted on Lake Ontario.

Is Yobgorgle: Mystery Monster of Lake Ontario appropriate for my child?

Suitable for most readers 8 and up.

A lighthearted, whimsical adventure about a boy searching for a lake monster with an eccentric professor. Safe, silly fun with no concerning content.

What to know going in

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

Who'll love this

Kids will love the weird professor and the hunt for a mysterious sea monster in Lake Ontario.

Tags

MysteryAdventureHumorContemporary Fantasy