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PublisherHarperCollins

ISBN-100544336224

ISBN-139780544336223

eBay Product ID (ePID)177722134

Product Key Features

Book TitleCaged Graves

Number of Pages336 Pages

LanguageEnglish

TopicLove & Romance, Family / Marriage & Divorce, Action & Adventure / General, Mysteries & Detective Stories, General, Romance / General, Lifestyles / City & Town Life, Historical / United States / Civil War Period (1850-1877), People & Places / United States / General

Publication Year2014

GenreJuvenile Fiction, Young Adult Fiction

AuthorDianne K. Salerni

FormatTrade Paperback

Dimensions

Item Height0.9 in

Item Weight10.8 Oz

Item Length8.2 in

Item Width5.5 in

Additional Product Features

Intended AudienceJuvenile Audience

Reviews"Salerni grounds her story in local Revolutionary War lore, creates a spirited heroine with enough self-reflection to feel convincing and crafts a suspenseful plot that skirts sensationalism. This unusual romantic mystery stands out." -Kirkus "Salerni constructs an absorbing, atmospheric, and dense work of historical fiction." -Publishers Weekly "Readers who enjoy historical fiction, as well as mystery, will enjoy Salerni's tale of witchcraft, hunt for lost treasure, and the real-life mysterl that surrounds some grave sites from the Victorian era that were actually encaged." -VOYA, 4Q 4P J S "This one's perfect for a rainy night, a comfy blanket, and a cup of tea." -Bulletin "Immensely readable. . . Hand this fast-paced, creepy tale to fans of mysteries, forensics, paranormal and historical fiction, and the CSI TV series." -Booklist, "Salerni grounds her story in local Revolutionary War lore, creates a spirited heroine with enough self-reflection to feel convincing and crafts a suspenseful plot that skirts sensationalism. This unusual romantic mystery stands out." --Kirkus "Salerni constructs an absorbing, atmospheric, and dense work of historical fiction." --Publishers Weekly "Readers who enjoy historical fiction, as well as mystery, will enjoy Salerni's tale of witchcraft, hunt for lost treasure, and the real-life mysterl that surrounds some grave sites from the Victorian era that were actually encaged." --VOYA, 4Q 4P J S "This one's perfect for a rainy night, a comfy blanket, and a cup of tea." --Bulletin "Immensely readable. . . Hand this fast-paced, creepy tale to fans of mysteries, forensics, paranormal and historical fiction, and the CSI TV series." --Booklist, "Salerni grounds her story in local Revolutionary War lore, creates a spirited heroine with enough self-reflection to feel convincing and crafts a suspenseful plot that skirts sensationalism. This unusual romantic mystery stands out." --Kirkus "Salerni constructs an absorbing, atmospheric, and dense work of historical fiction." --Publishers Weekly "Readers who enjoy historical fiction, as well as mystery, will enjoy Salerni's tale of witchcraft, hunt for lost treasure, and the real-life mysterl that surrounds some grave sites from the Victorian era that were actually encaged." --VOYA, 4Q 4P J S "This one's perfect for a rainy night, a comfy blanket, and a cup of tea." --Bulletin "Immensely readable. . . Hand this fast-paced, creepy tale to fans of mysteries, forensics, paranormal and historical fiction, and the CSI TV series." --Booklist "Salerni is a masterful storyteller who uses eloquent prose to craft a suspenseful historical mystery that is absolutely impossible to put down." --School Library Journal, starred review

TitleLeadingThe

Dewey Edition23

Grade FromSeventh Grade

Dewey DecimalFIC

SynopsisThe year is 1867, and seventeen-year-old Verity Boone is excited to return to Catawissa, Pennsylvania, the hometown she left when she was just a baby. Now she will finally meet the fiancé she knows only through letters! Soon, however, she discovers two strangely caged graves . . . and learns that one of them is her own mother's. Verity swears she'll get to the bottom of why her mother was buried in "unhallowed ground" in this suspenseful teen mystery that swirls with rumors of witchcraft, buried gold from the days of the War of Independence, and even more shocking family secrets., The year is 1867, and seventeen-year-old Verity Boone is excited to return to Catawissa, Pennsylvania, the hometown she left when she was just a baby. Now she will finally meet the fianc she knows only through letters Soon, however, she discovers two strangely caged graves . . . and learns that one of them is her own mother's. Verity swears she'll get to the bottom of why her mother was buried in "unhallowed ground" in this suspenseful teen mystery that swirls with rumors of witchcraft, buried gold from the days of the War of Independence, and even more shocking family secrets., When Verity Boone returns to her hometown, Catawissa, Pennsylvania, to marry, she discovers that her mother's grave is in an iron cage outside the cemetery. She tries to get an explanation, unleashing violence and uncovering a murderous family secret.