The Parker Inheritance (Scholastic Gold)
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A Boston Globe / Horn Book Honor winner * Four Starred Reviews * Over Ten Best-of-Year Lists"Powerful.... Johnson writes about the long shadows of the past with such ambition that any reader with a taste for mystery will appreciate the puzzle Candice and Brandon must solve." -- The New York Times Book ReviewA Coretta Scott King Author Honor and Boston Globe / Horn Book Honor winner!"Powerful.... Johnson writes about the long shadows of the past with such ambition that any reader with a taste for mystery will appreciate the puzzle Candice and Brandon must solve." -- The New York Times Book ReviewWhen Candice finds a letter in an old attic in Lambert, South Carolina, she isn't sure she should read it. It's addressed to her grandmother, who left the town in shame. But the letter describes a young woman. An injustice that happened decades ago. A mystery enfolding its writer. And the fortune that awaits the person who solves the puzzle.So with the help of Brandon, the quiet boy across the street, she begins to decipher the clues. The challenge will lead them deep into Lambert's history, full of ugly deeds, forgotten heroes, and one great love; and deeper into their own families, with their own unspoken secrets. Can they find the fortune and fulfill the letter's promise before the answers slip into the past yet again?
Format:Hardcover
Language:English
ISBN:0545946174
ISBN13:9780545946179
Release Date:March 2018
Publisher:Arthur A. Levine Books
Length:352 Pages
Weight:1.01 lbs.
Dimensions:1.3" x 5.6" x 8.3"
Age Range:9 to 12 years
Grade Range:Grades 4 to 7
Customer Reviews
2 ratings
deep favorite!
Published by Ali , 3 years ago
Now I want to read everything by Varian Johnson. This book kept me interested the whole time and had important things to say about relationships in the past and present.
Great book for middle school students.
Published by Love4BooksK , 3 years ago
This book is very good for middle school students!
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