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| The Parker Inheritance |
Twelve-year-old Candice has been forced to move to Lambert,
South Carolina from her home in Atlanta.
She is bored and unhappy. But
when she discovers a mysterious letter waiting for her in her grandmother’s attic,
she begins to investigate.
The letter describes the Washingtons, an African American
family who was driven out of town in 1957.
The letter’s author, James Parker, claims to have hidden a fortune
somewhere in town. He has wrapped a
puzzle into the story of the Washingtons and the person who solves the puzzle
will find his fortune.
Candice knows that her grandmother, Abigail, tried, and
failed, to solve the puzzle. Believing
James Parker’s fortune to be buried under the tennis courts, she had them dug
up. But the treasure wasn’t there, and
Abigail was fired from her job because of her actions. For the rest of her life, Abigail was known
as a crazy woman who dug up the tennis courts.
But Candice knows her grandmother was not crazy. And now Abigail has left the puzzle for Candice
to solve.
Candice loves puzzles and mysteries, but she doesn’t know
if she can solve this one on her own.
Luckily, she meets Brandon from across the street and the two of them
spend the summer working on the mystery.
As they dig up information on the Washington family, Candice and Brandon
also learn about the racist history of the American south. They are shocked by the injustice, but also
learn how far they have come.
The great thing about this book is that it combines puzzles
and mysteries with historical fiction.
These are two of my favourite genres!
It also touches on being bullied, and learning to accept people for who
they are. Overall a great book!
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