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Grim Tuesday

Grim Tuesday (Keys To The Kingdom)

Garth Nix

Ages 10–14

Readers rate it 3.8 (117 on Hardcover)

321 pages · Released 2005

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Grim Tuesday parent’s guide: what’s inside

High confidence

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LGBTQ+ themes

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A note for parents

Grim Tuesday is the second book in Garth Nix's Keys to the Kingdom series, aimed at middle-grade readers with fantasy-adventure appeal. The story features action and combat in a magical setting but avoids graphic violence or mature content. Arthur demonstrates courage and resourcefulness while learning to work with allies, making this an engaging adventure with positive themes about friendship and responsibility.

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From the publisher

Seventh-grader Arthur Penhaligon returns to the parallel universe known as the House to fight his latest enemy, Grim Tuesday, whose greed threatens to destroy both the House and the Earth. Seventh-grader Arthur Penhaligon returns to the parallel universe known as the House to fight his latest enemy, Grim Tuesday, whose greed threatens to destroy both the House and the Earth.

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  • Juvenile Fiction
  • Plot driven
  • Adventurous
  • Fantasy
  • Young Adult
  • Adventure
  • Science Fiction
  • Mystery
  • Asthma
  • Space and time
  • Fiction
  • Responsibility

Books in The Keys to the Kingdom

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ISBN 9780439703703 · Scholastic Paperbacks

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