serafina from serafina and the black cloak

Like many adventure stories, Serafina does things against her father’s wishes.If your child is sensitive or prone to nightmares, this might not be the book for them. I picked this book up because it was nominated for a state award. Middle-grade fiction seems to be going through a dark/spooky/horror phase. It was a very Garden-of-Eden moment that Serafina must experience but ultimately overcome. As a Christian, I couldn’t help but notice that the Black Cloak tempted Serafina with “imagine understanding and controlling everything around you…” and “you will become all-knowing, all-powerful…” The Black Cloak was a walking metaphor for the sin, and not just any sin, but the temptation to be like God.In each other, they find true friendship. Braeden is a kind, generous boy who needs a friend who doesn’t care about his money. Serafina is a brave girl but she is lonely. I enjoyed the friendship that grows between Serafina and Braeden.

This story holds the reader’s attention because there are so many things you want to know as you read: why does Serafina live the way she does? why doesn’t her pa want anyone to know about her? who is the man in the black cloak?.

In order to save the children of Biltmore, Serafina must seek the answers that will unlock the puzzle of her past. There she discovers a forgotten legacy of magic, one that is bound to her own identity. Serafina’s hunt leads her into the very forest that she has been taught to fear. before all of the children vanish one by one. Braeden and Serafina must uncover the Man in the Black Cloak’s true identity. Following her own harrowing escape, Serafina risks everything by joining forces with Braeden Vanderbilt, the young nephew of the Biltmore’s owners. None of the rich folk upstairs know that Serafina exists she and her pa, the estate’s maintenance man, have secretly lived in the basement for as long as Serafina can remember.īut when children at the estate start disappearing, only Serafina knows who the culprit is: a terrifying man in a black cloak who stalks Biltmore’s corridors at night. There’s plenty to explore in her grand home, although she must take care to never be seen. Serafina has never had a reason to disobey her pa and venture beyond the grounds of the Biltmore estate. The setting is the Biltmore Estate in North Carolina, 1899 where we are introduced to a very interesting girl named Serafina. Serafina and the Black Cloakby Robert Beatty is a dark Middle Grade mystery most suited to fifth grade and up.

Serafina from serafina and the black cloak