The Boon family story and their indefatigable gallows humor are Benny Lindelauf's literary memorial to those persecuted by history. A ghost story, a fantasy, a historical novel, and literary fiction all wrapped into one, this highly awarded novel for young readers begins with the Boon family's move to an isolated, dilapidated house. Is it the site of a haunting tragedy, as one of the daughters believes, or an end to all their worries, as their father hopes? The novel's gripping language, enriched by Yiddish, German, and Dutch dialect, plunges the reader into the world of a large, colorful, motherless family.
- ISBN10 1592701469
- ISBN13 9781592701469
- Publish Date 19 June 2014 (first published 29 January 2014)
- Publish Status Active
- Out of Print 9 March 2021
- Publish Country US
- Imprint Enchanted Lion Books
- Format Hardcover
- Pages 264
- Language English