Summary
Twelve-year-old Emmaline Beaumont's father has become obsessed with building a machine to bring back her deceased mother, neglecting his living daughter in the process. Emmaline discovers she can operate the ghost machine to summon spirits, but each use requires sacrificing a memory, leading her to make difficult choices about grief, loss, and moving forward.
Language
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ProfanityNone
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Blasphemy / Religious ProfanityNone
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Crude / Childish LanguageNone
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| f-word | 1-2 |
| sh*t | 1-2 |
| *ss | 1-2 |
| b*st*rd | 1-2 |
| b*tch | 1-2 |
| bl**dy | 1-2 |
| bug**r | 1-2 |
| d*mn | 1-2 |
| c-word | 1-2 |
| h*ll | 1-2 |
| cr*p | 1-2 |
Violence
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Graphic Violence / GoreNone
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Disturbing / FrighteningModerate
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Vulgar / Obscene GesturesNone
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Bullying / Verbal CrueltyNone
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Romance & Sex
💋 Romance and sexual content in The Girl with the Ghost Machine
Explicit Sexual ContentNone
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Sexually SuggestiveNone
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Kissing (Light / Peck)None
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Kissing (Passionate)None
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Heterosexual RomanceNone
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Homosexual RomanceNone
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Drugs & Alcohol
🍷 Drugs and alcohol in The Girl with the Ghost Machine
Illegal Drug UseNone
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Legal Alcohol UseNone
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Implied / Referenced UseNone
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Other Content
📋 Other content in The Girl with the Ghost Machine
Medical / Body ProcessesNone
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Heavy Emotional ThemesHeavy
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Deception / LyingMild
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