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The Name of the Star

Maureen Johnson

Ages 13–17

Readers rate it 3.7 (87 on Hardcover)

400 pages · Released Oct 2, 2012

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This supernatural mystery is set in a London boarding school and involves a ghost investigating historical murders. While there is some violence and occasional profanity, the tone is more atmospheric and humorous than graphic or dark. The protagonist demonstrates courage, curiosity, and resourcefulness as she navigates both supernatural and school mysteries.

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  • Children's fiction
  • Boarding schools, fiction
  • Murder, fiction
  • Ghosts, fiction
  • London (england), fiction
  • Schools, fiction
  • Ya: boarding school
  • mysterious
  • Fantasy
  • Young Adult
  • Adventure
  • Juvenile Fiction

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