![]() ![]() ![]() How could he have known his grandmother was the heiress to a shipping fortune? That his grandfather jilted his high school sweetheart when he returned from college? That Gramps’ lifelong injunctions against drinking and gambling are rooted in practice, not principle? Coop’s narration, playful language, nuanced characters, intricate plotting, and a bittersweet conclusion help transform a slow-as-molasses whodunit into a race against the clock. As evidence stacks up, Coop reckons with revelations that rattle his family’s history. A few days before seventh grade begins, a playground renovation disinters the earthly remains of Tabby Goodman, Coop’s grandmother, who allegedly skipped town four decades earlier, and shatters the small town’s idyllic peace. (Despite the setting and several Civil War references, race plays no part in the story, and all characters are assumed white.) Now 13, Coop spends most of his time with best friends Justice and Liberty, brother-and-sister twins whose parents co-own A Latté Books, Windy Bottom’s only bookstore/cafe, with Coop’s mother. Harley Goodman, in bucolic Windy Bottom, Georgia. A middle-grade mystery set in the American South serves up murder and mayhem with a side of hot mustard.Īfter his Marine hero father died five years ago, Cooper Steven Goodman and his mother, Delilah, took up residence with his paternal grandfather, Dr. ![]()
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Her power grows with every step, and the shocking secrets she will uncover could change the course of history.ĭon’t miss The Empire of Dreams, Rae Carson’s action-packed return to the world of The Girl of Fire and Thorns! Her country is on the brink of civil war, her own soldiers ordered to kill her on sight.Įlisa will lead her loyal companions deep into the enemy’s kingdom, a land of ice and snow and vicious magic, to rescue Hector and win back her throne. Her enemies have stolen the man she loves, and they await her at the gate of darkness. The gate of darkness closes.Įlisa is a fugitive. Perfect for fans of Tamora Pierce and Brandon Sanderson. The third book in Rae Carson’s award-winning and New York Times–bestselling trilogy! 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