“Brilliant, unusual writing.”—Chicago Tribune
On the banks of the Mississippi River, Tennyson Fontaine and her sister, Hattie, play endless games of hide-and-seek and make up fantastical stories about the latest adventures of their wild dog, Jos. But when their mother doesn’t come home and their father sets off to find her, the sisters are whisked away to Aigredoux, the once-grand plantation of their ancestors, now in ruin.
Caught in a strange web of time, dreams, and history, Tennyson comes up with a plan to shine light on Aigredoux’s past and bring her mother home. But like so many plans, Tennyson’s has unexpected consequences. . . .
Lesley M. M. Blume weaves a heartbreakingly evocative story, steeped in Southern lore, about a child’s struggle to come to terms with her family’s dark past.
A Book Sense Children’s Spring Pick
A 2008 Kirkus Reviews Top Pick for Reading Groups
- ISBN10 0440240611
- ISBN13 9780440240617
- Publish Date 25 August 2009 (first published 1 January 2008)
- Publish Status Out of Stock
- Publish Country US
- Publisher Penguin Random House Children's UK
- Imprint Yearling (imprint of Random House Children's Books)
- Format Paperback (US Digest)
- Pages 240
- Language English
- URL https://penguinrandomhouse.com/books/isbn/9780440240617