Twelve-year-old Bone possesses a Gift that allows her to see the
stories in everyday objects in this supernatural historical mystery. The
first title in the Ghosts of Everyday Objects series -- now in
paperback!
In southern Virginia coal-mining town in 1942, Bone Phillips has just
reached the age when most members of her family discover their Gift.
Bone has a Gift that disturbs her; she can sense stories when she
touches an object that was important to someone. She sees both sad and
happy--the death of a deer in an arrowhead, the pain of a beating in a
baseball cap, and the sense of joy in a fiddle. There are also stories
woven into her dead mama's butter--yellow sweater--stories Bone yearns
for and fears. When Bone receives a note that says her mama's Gift is
what killed her, Bone tries to uncover the truth. Could Bone's Gift do
the same? Here is a beautifully resonant coming-of-age tale about
learning to trust the power of your own story.