| Edition |
First edition. |
| Description |
331 pages ; 22 cm |
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Age group: age Preteens lcdgt |
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Educational level group: edu Sixth grade students lcdgt |
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Educational level group: edu Seventh grade students lcdgt |
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Educational level group: edu Eighth grade students lcdgt |
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Educational level group: edu Middle grade students lcdgt |
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National/regional group: nat Texans lcdgt |
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Ethnic/cultural group: eth African Americans lcdgt |
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Gender group: gdr Men lcdgt |
| Note |
Nutmeg Book Award nominee, Grade 7-8 Middle School, 2023. |
| Summary |
The letter waits in a book, in a box, in an attic, in an old house in Lambert, South Carolina. It's waiting for Candice Miller. When Candice finds the letter, she isn't sure she should read it. It's addressed to her grandmother, after all, who left Lambert in a cloud of shame. But the letter describes a young African American woman named Siobhan Washington. An injustice that happened decades ago. A mystery enfolding the letter writer. And the fortune that awaits the person who solves the puzzle. Grandma tried and failed. But now Candice has another chance. So with the help of Brandon Jones, the quiet boy across the street, she begins to decipher the clues in the letter. 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? -- From dust jacket. |
| Audience |
Structure indicator: 90 (high) Syntactic indicator: 90 (high) Semantic indicator: 100 (very high) Decoding indicator: 100 (very high) Lexile. |
| Awards |
A Junior Library Guild selection. |
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ALSC Notable Children's Book, 2019 |
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Boston Globe-Horn Book Fiction and Poetry Honor Book, 2018 |
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Chicago Public Library Best Fiction for Older Readers, 2018 |
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Coretta Scott King Author Honor, 2019 |
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CSMCL Best Books, 2018 |
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Horn Book Fanfare List, 2018 |
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Jean Flynn Award for Best Middle Grade Book, 2018 |
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Kirkus Prize Nominee for Young Readers' Literature, 2018 |
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New York Public Library Best Books for Kids, 2018 |
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New York Public Library Best Books for Kids: Top Ten, 2018 |
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Notable Social Studies Trade Books for Young People, 2019 |
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NPR Best Books, 2018 |
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Publisher's Weekly Best Middle Grade Book, 2018 |
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School Library Journal's Best Books, 2018 |
| Study Program |
Accelerated Reader 4.2. |
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Lexile 610L. |
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Accelerated Reader AR MG 4.2 12 194181. |
| Subject |
African American girls -- Juvenile fiction.
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Treasure troves -- Juvenile fiction.
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Grandmothers -- Juvenile fiction.
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Mothers and daughters -- Juvenile fiction.
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Friendship -- Juvenile fiction.
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Detective and mystery stories.
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South Carolina -- Juvenile fiction.
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Mystery and detective stories.
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African Americans -- Fiction.
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Buried treasure -- Fiction.
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Grandmothers -- Fiction.
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Mothers and daughters -- Fiction.
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Friendship -- Fiction.
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South Carolina -- Fiction.
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JUVENILE FICTION -- Historical -- United States -- 20th Century.
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JUVENILE FICTION -- Mysteries & Detective Stories.
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JUVENILE FICTION -- Social Themes -- Prejudice & Racism.
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African American girls. (OCoLC)fst00799183
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Detective and mystery stories. (OCoLC)fst00891461
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Friendship. (OCoLC)fst00935174
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Grandmothers. (OCoLC)fst00946353
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Mothers and daughters. (OCoLC)fst01026997
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Treasure troves. (OCoLC)fst01431639
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South Carolina. (OCoLC)fst01204600
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African Americans -- Fiction.
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Buried treasure -- Fiction.
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Grandmothers -- Fiction.
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Mother-daughter relationship -- Fiction.
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Friendship -- Fiction.
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South Carolina -- Fiction.
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| Genre/Form |
Young adult works. (OCoLC)fst01726790
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Detective and mystery fiction. (OCoLC)fst01726581
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Fiction. (OCoLC)fst01423787
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Juvenile works. (OCoLC)fst01411637
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Mystery fiction.
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Detective and mystery fiction.
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Mystery fiction.
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| ISBN |
9780545946179 (hardcover ; alkaline paper) |
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0545946174 (hardcover ; alkaline paper) |
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9780545952781 (paperback ; alkaline paper) |
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0545952786 (paperback ; alkaline paper) |
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9781338277197 |
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1338277197 |
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9781407192796 |
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1407192795 |
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9781725418295 (FollettBound) |
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1725418290 (FollettBound) |
