Children's Fiction Mysteries & Detective Stories
Buried Truth
- Publisher
- Breakwater Books Ltd.
- Initial publish date
- May 2013
- Category
- Mysteries & Detective Stories, General, General
- Recommended Age
- 12 to 14
- Recommended Grade
- 7 to 9
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Paperback / softback
- ISBN
- 9781771030090
- Publish Date
- May 2013
- List Price
- $11.95
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Description
After her mother dies, fourteen year old Zoe is whisked away to Newfoundland to live with a father she has never met. In the tiny village of Port au Choix, she gets caught up in solving the mystery of finding the habitation site of the Maritime Archaic Indian, an ancient culture that lived in the area more than four thousand years ago. At the same time, Zoe has her own mystery to solve. Going through her mother's journals, she discovers secrets that baffle and confuse her. Could Zoe's life have been nothing more than an elaborate lie?
About the author
Alice Walsh was born and raised in Newfoundland, Canada. An alumnus of St. Mary’s University and Acadia University, Walsh has degrees in both English and criminology, and a master’s degree in English literature with a focus on children’s literature. She is the award- winning author of several children’s books and young adult novels, including Pomiuk, Prince of the North, A Sky Black with Crows, and her latest book, A Long Way from Home. Walsh has received the Canadian Children’s Book Centre “Our Choice” Award, the Ann Connor Brimer Book Award, and was shortlisted for the Hackmatack Children's Choice Book Award. A former preschool teacher, probation officer, and creative writing instructor, Walsh currently lives and writes in Lower Sackville, Nova Scotia.
Awards
- Commended, Canadian Children's Book Centre Best books for Kids and Teens
Editorial Reviews
"This contemporary family drama ultimately proves to be equal parts mystery. Young readers will appreciate Zoe's feelings of isolation and abandonment as she is shipped off to these newly discovered relatives, her fears and apprehensions about starting at a new school and going on a first date, and her feeling of betrayal when she learns the full truth...an interesting tale of family and self-discovery." Lisa Ducet, Atlantic Books Today, Spring 2013.
