Figgs & phantoms
by Ellen Raskin
Age rating: Ages 11–13 · Children
Age rating and Christian content guidance for parents.
First published 1974
A young girl named Alice is sent to live with her eccentric relatives in a peculiar mansion filled with strange inventions and secrets.
Concern Level
Mild
Virtue Level
Thin
Concern Level
Mild
Virtue Level
Thin
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Things to consider
Higher = more presentSexual content is absent from the narrative.
Mild peril occurs during Alice's investigations.
No profanity is present in the dialogue.
Blasphemous language or themes are absent.
Substance use is not depicted.
No themes of suicide or self-harm are present.
The mansion's atmosphere can be slightly eerie.
Some inventions have a fantastical, almost magical quality.
LGBTQ+ themes are not present.
The eccentric family's worldview is unusual.
No negative portrayals of Christians are present.
Virtues to celebrate
Higher = stronger presenceAlice shows courage exploring the mansion's mysteries.
Christian faith is not a theme.
Alice develops tentative bonds with her relatives.
Themes of grace or repentance are absent.
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