Bone's Gift (Hardcover) (ISBN-13: 9781629798509)

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.

Author: Angie Smibert
ISBN-10: 1629798509
ISBN-13: 9781629798509
Publisher: Astra Young Readers
Language: English
Published: 03/20/2018
Pages: 256
Format: Hardcover
Weight: 0.80lbs
Size: 8.40h x 5.70w x 0.90d

Accelerated Reader:
Reading Level: 4.7
Point Value: 7
Interest Level: Middle Grade Plus
Quiz #/Name: 510677 / Bone's Gift


Review Citation(s):
Kirkus Reviews 01/15/2018
Voice of Youth Advocates 04/01/2018 - Recommended - Readable
Bulletin of Ctr for Child Bks 04/01/2018 - Book Of Special Distinction
Hornbook Guide to Children 07/01/2018 pg. 94 - Recommended, Satisfactory