Twelve-year-old Bone possesses a Gift that allows her to see the stories in everyday objects in this supernatural historical mystery. The first title in the Ghosts of Everyday Objects series - now in paperback!
In southern Virginia coal-mining town in 1942, Bone Phillips has just reached the age when most members of her family discover their Gift. Bone has a Gift that disturbs her; she can sense stories when she touches an object that was important to someone. She sees both sad and happy--the death of a deer in an arrowhead, the pain of a beating in a baseball cap, and the sense of joy in a fiddle. There are also stories woven into her dead mama's butter--yellow sweater--stories Bone yearns for and fears. When Bone receives a note that says her mama's Gift is what killed her, Bone tries to uncover the truth. Could Bone's Gift do the same? Here is a beautifully resonant coming-of-age tale about learning to trust the power of your own story.
ISBN: | 9781684373734 |
Publication date: | 7th May 2019 |
Author: | Angie Smibert |
Publisher: | Astra Young Readers an imprint of Astra Publishing House |
Format: | Paperback |
Pagination: | 256 pages |
Series: | Ghosts of Ordinary Objects |
Genres: |
Fantasy / Magical Crime & Mystery Stories about Family and Friends Mystery / Mythology PSHE: Family Issues |