The Grave Keepers
On Sale: 09/12/2017
The Grave Keepers
On Sale: 09/12/2017
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About the Book
Hugo and Nebula Award-winning author Kelly Link calls Elizabeth Byrne's debut novel The Grave Keepers "a lyrical and gorgeously uncanny coming-of-age story of incantatory power.”
And Edgar Award-winning author Mindy McGinnis says of The Grave Keepers: “At times deeply atmospheric and darkly haunting, The Grave Keepers takes us on a spine-tingling journey into a world much like our own, where more lies beneath than above.”
The Grave Keepers is a unique coming-of-age story set in a society obsessed with grave keeping.
Lately, Athena Windham has been spending all her spare time in her grave.
Her parents—owners of a cemetery in Upstate New York—are proud of her devoutness, but her younger sister, Laurel, would rather spend her time exploring the forest that surrounds the Windham’s’ property than in her own grave.
The Windham girls lead secluded lives—their older sister died in a tragic accident and their parents’ protectiveness has made the family semi-infamous.
As the new school year begins, the outside world comes creeping in through encounters with mean girls, a new friend, and a runaway boy hiding out in the cemetery. Meanwhile, a ghost hangs around the Windham property—the only grave keeper never to cross over—plotting how to keep the sisters close to home and close to her . . . forever.
Critical Praise
“At times deeply atmospheric and darkly haunting, THE GRAVE KEEPERS takes us on a spine-tingling journey into a world much like our own, where more lies beneath than above.” — Mindy McGinnis, Edgar Award-winning author of A MADNESS SO DISCREET
“An odd and lovely story.” — B&N Teen Blog
“Gothic surrealism as everlasting as a ghost’s kiss blends with coming-of-age angst for the modern age.” — Kirkus Reviews
“A lyrical and gorgeously uncanny coming-of-age story of incantatory power.” — Hugo and Nebula Award-winning author, Kelly Link
“[A] gem for fans of ghost fiction...[with] plenty of thematic meat, too.” — Voice of Youth Advocates (VOYA)
“A compelling and raw look at coming-of-age in a society where you feel like an outsider.” — Teenreads.com
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Product Details
- ISBN: 9780062484758
- ISBN 10: 0062484753
- Imprint: HarperTeen
- On Sale: 09/12/2017
- Pages: 320
- List Price:21.99 CAD
- BISAC1 : YOUNG ADULT FICTION / Coming of Age
- BISAC2 : YOUNG ADULT FICTION / Social Themes / Death & Dying
- BISAC3 : YOUNG ADULT FICTION / Family / Siblings
