Pub Date: July 16, 2024
Dewey: FIC
LCCN: 2023006369
Lexile Code: 0000
Features: Price on Product
Target Age Group: 08 to 12
Physical Info: 0.64" H x 7.63" L x 5.13" W ( 0.44 lbs) 224 pages
BISAC Categories:
Juvenile Fiction | Ghost Stories | Family | Multigenerational | Horror
Description: When eleven-year-old Micah's grandfather goes missing, her instincts lead her to the off-limits Finch House, but when a boy named Theo invites her in, Micah realizes she cannot leave and must convince the house to let her go.
Brief description: Ciera Burch is a lifelong writer and ice cream aficionado. She has a BA from American University and an MFA from Emerson College. Her fiction has appeared in The American Literary Magazine, Underground, Five Points, Stork, and Blackbird. Her work was also chosen as the 2019 One City One Story read for the Boston Book Festival. While she is originally from New Jersey, she currently resides in Washington, DC, with her stuffed animals, plants, and far too many books. Visit Ciera at CieraBurch.com.
Review Quotes: ** "Burch's debut is cohesive, fast paced, and thoughtful about the racial challenges of the past and how they may haunt the present." --Booklist, starred review