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Violence
Some
Moderate; supernatural horror including the Other Mother's violence and the disturbing imagery of the Other World
Language
None
No strong language
Sexual Content
None
No sexual content
Substance Use
None
No substance use
Emotional Intensity
A lot
Significant; the psychological horror of the Other Mother — a creature that imitates love while destroying everything real — is the book's sustained achievement
What this book is about
P. Craig Russell's acclaimed graphic novel adaptation of Neil Gaiman's Coraline translates one of the best horror stories written for children into sequential art — preserving every unsettling detail of the Other World, the Other Mother, and Coraline's terrifying journey to rescue herself. Russell's art makes the Other Mother's button eyes and the slow revelation of wrongness genuinely disturbing.
Notes for sensitive readers
Reader-flagged moments and themes that may affect your experience.
Supernatural horror for older children
The Other Mother is genuinely frightening
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