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Title details for The Parker Inheritance (Scholastic Gold) by Varian Johnson - Wait list

The Parker Inheritance (Scholastic Gold)

by Varian Johnson
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A 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?
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Publisher: Scholastic Inc.
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Kindle Book

  • Release date: March 27, 2018

OverDrive Read

  • ISBN: 9780545952798
  • File size: 139 KB
  • Release date: March 27, 2018

EPUB ebook

  • ISBN: 9780545952798
  • File size: 9198 KB
  • Release date: March 27, 2018
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Kindle Book
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subjects

Juvenile Fiction Juvenile Literature Mystery Historical Fiction

Languages

English

Levels

ATOS Level:4.2
Lexile® Measure:610
Interest Level:4-8(MG)
Text Difficulty:2-3

A 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?
Expand title description text
Juvenile Fiction Juvenile Literature Mystery Historical Fiction
  • Details

    Publisher:
    Scholastic Inc.

    Awards:

    Kindle Book
    Release date: March 27, 2018

    OverDrive Read
    ISBN: 9780545952798
    File size: 139 KB
    Release date: March 27, 2018

    EPUB ebook
    ISBN: 9780545952798
    File size: 9198 KB
    Release date: March 27, 2018

  • Creators
  • Formats
    Kindle Book
    OverDrive Read
    EPUB ebook
  • Languages
    English
  • Levels
    ATOS Level: 4.2
    Lexile® Measure: 610
    Interest Level: 4-8(MG)
    Text Difficulty: 2-3
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