Book Descriptions
for Me, the Missing, and the Dead by Jenny Valentine
From The United States Board on Books for Young People (USBBY)
Lucas Swain is almost sixteen when he first “meets” Violet Park. He doesn’t know her name at first because technically it’s her ashes he chances upon—she’s been dead for at least eighteen months. He follows leads and “hears” Violet’s voice, until he’s convinced there is a connection between the urn he’s discovered and his father’s mysterious disappearance five years ago. First-time author Jenny Valentine has written a cleverly crafted mys tery that will keep readers guessing until the final page turn. 2009 William
Originally published as Finding Violet Park by HarperCollins Great Britain, in 2007.
From the Publisher
Me: Lucas Swain—I'm nearly sixteen years old and live in London. I was fairly normal until the night I found Violet. Then everything changed.
The Missing: Dad. He disappeared five years ago. Nobody knows what happened to him, and nobody cares except me. It's enough to drive you crazy.
The Dead: That's Violet . . . in the urn. Speaking of crazy—I know she's trying to tell me something, and I think it's about my father. . . .
A dead lady may not be much to go on, but my dad's out there somewhere, and it's up to me to find out where.