A Drowned Maiden's Hair A Melodrama — Content Guide for Parents
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PRESENTContains references to prayer and church attendance. A minister character plays a supporting role in two chapters.
About this book
Maud Flynn is known at the orphanage for her impertinence. So when the charming Miss Hyacinth chooses her to take home, the girl is pleased but baffled, until it becomes clear that she’s needed to help stage elaborate séances for bereaved patrons. As Maud is drawn deeper into the deception, playing her role as a "secret child," she is torn between her need to please and her growing conscience —- until a shocking betrayal shows just how heartless her so-called guardians are. Filled with fascinating details of turn-of-the-century spiritualism and page-turning suspense, this lively novel features a feisty heroine whom readers will not soon forget.
Frequently asked questions
Is A Drowned Maiden's Hair A Melodrama appropriate for a 7-year-old?
Maud is said to have slapped another girl, and the orphanage staff treat children cruelly, but there are no major fights or attacks in the plot summaries. The story has a mildly spooky séance atmosphere, a house fire during a séance in which Maud is locked in a cabinet, and some supernatural touches, and readers call it only a little scary.
Does A Drowned Maiden's Hair A Melodrama have violence?
Found (Brief): Maud is said to have slapped another girl, and the orphanage staff treat children cruelly, but there are no major fights or attacks in the plot summaries.
Does A Drowned Maiden's Hair A Melodrama have scary content?
Found (Brief): The story has a mildly spooky séance atmosphere, a house fire during a séance in which Maud is locked in a cabinet, and some supernatural touches, and readers call it only a little scary.
Does A Drowned Maiden's Hair A Melodrama have religion?
Found (Supporting, Christian): The plot centres on fake séances and the question of life after death, and the orphanage superintendent is shown as a hypocrite who displays a picture of Jesus while treating children cruelly.
Does A Drowned Maiden's Hair A Melodrama have race & culture?
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Does A Drowned Maiden's Hair A Melodrama have profanity?
Not found in the sources we checked.
Does A Drowned Maiden's Hair A Melodrama have climate?
Not found in the sources we checked.
Does A Drowned Maiden's Hair A Melodrama have sexual content?
Not found in the sources we checked.
Does A Drowned Maiden's Hair A Melodrama have gender roles?
Not found in the sources we checked.
Does A Drowned Maiden's Hair A Melodrama have gender & orientation?
Not found in the sources we checked.
