SuitabookSpirit Glass
Roshani Chokshi
- Reading
- If ghosts or stories of violent death may be difficult, preview the book’s supernatural passages or read alongside the child. Pause after intense episodes to discuss what happened, then explore the Filipino folklore and the characters’ responses to loss.
- Themes
- Grief, memory and the past: Corazon wants to use magic to bring her deceased parents back, while the story also presents the idea that lost loved ones can remain present through memory, thought and feeling. The book appears to value remembrance while questioning whether the past can be restored, alongside its focus on Corazon’s continuing hope.
- Courage and compassionate action: Corazon is described as brave and compassionate, and characters work together, help others and try to do what is right during her journey. The book presents this favourably.
- Filipino folklore and cultural world-building: The fantasy world draws on Filipino mythology, including a babaylan in training, Filipino spirits and ghosts, ancestral magic, food and folklore. The cultural elements are presented as central to the adventure and as a celebration of Filipino culture and folklore.
- Worth knowing
- The supernatural imagery may warrant attention: some ghosts and spirit monsters are described as ghoulish or frightening, and the story includes death, stalking, lethal persecution and a family killed by an angry mob. The intensity and detail of these scenes may vary.