The Curse of the Blue Figurine
Readers rate it 3.9 (7 on Hardcover)
200 pages · Released 1983 · Dial
Content report card
The Curse of the Blue Figurine parent’s guide: what’s inside
Sexual content
LGBTQ+ themes
Substance use
What it offers
A note for parents
This classic Bellairs mystery adventure is atmospheric and suspenseful but not graphically violent or crude. The story centers on a young protagonist discovering supernatural danger through a cursed artifact, with genuine scares and some peril but no gore or explicit content. It rewards courage, friendship, and investigation while remaining appropriate for middle-grade readers who enjoy mild horror.
Analyzed by AI · 1 month ago
Read it with your kids?
Rate it and suggest an age to help other parents.
From the publisher
Johnny Dixon is plunged into a terrifying mystery-adventure when he removes a blue figurine called a ushabt. from church. Johnny Dixon is plunged into a terrifying mystery-adventure when he removes a blue figurine called a ushabt. from church.
Shelved under
- Juvenile Fiction
- Classics
- Fantasy
- Young Adult
- Adventure
- Fiction
- Mystery
- Detective and mystery stories
- Horror stories
- Mystery and detective stories
- Fiction, mystery & detective, general
- Fiction, horror
Books in the Johnny Dixon series
Full series in order →
Share this guide
ISBN 9780803711198 · Dial