The Parker Inheritance (Hardcover)

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I read this book as a review for my local elementary school. I found it to be very engaging. It combines the story of young children learning to deal with life, a detective story based on finding a hidden treasure, and strong themes of racism. The story is told through present day episodes, and ...

from YAbookfest

Candice discovers a letter in her grandmother's attic that launches her search for a hidden treasure. She had been very close to her grandmother who, for unknown reasons, took advantage of her job as town manager to dig up the local tennis court years ago. She was fired, of course. But Candice re...

from KendallBall

An intricate story that deals with many different aspects of racism. I loved it, but it lost a star for me because I felt that the "puzzle" was ultimately a bit weak. However, like the end of book mentions, maybe I'm just "locked into a limited point of reference" and don't have that coveted chil...

from thornton37814

Candice and her author mom move to her late grandmother's home in Lambert, South Carolina while their Atlanta home is being remodeled to put on the market due to her parents' divorce. Candice planned to spend time with her friends that summer, but now she will be alone much of the time as her mom...

from DonnaMarieMerritt

Love a mystery or have a child who does? Enjoy solving puzzles? Interested in how racism has affected us in the past and continues to do so? Want to take a stand for the LGBTQIA community? How about hidden identities? Dealing with the divorce of your parents or abandonment? Injustice? The emotion...