The Grave Thief

By: Dee Hahn

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Synopsis: A twelve-year-old grave thief gets caught up in a royal heist in this compelling middle-grade fantasy in the vein of Kelley Armstrong's A Royal Guide to Monster Slaying.Twelve-year-old Spade is a grave thief. With his father and brother, he digs up the recently deceased to steal jewels, the main form of trade in Wyndhail.Digging graves works for Spade -- alone in the graveyard at night, no one notices his limp or calls him names. He's headed for a lifetime of theft when his father comes up with the audacious plan to rob a grave in the Wyndhail castle cemetery. Spade and his brother get caught in a royal trap, and Spade must find the master of the Woegon: a deadly creature that is stalking the castle by night. Along the way, he meets Ember, the queen's niece, and together they race to solve the mystery of the legendary Deepstones and their connection to the Woegon, the queen, a missing king and the mysterious pebble Spade finds in the Wyndhail cemetery.This is a fantastic story of friendship, bravery, grief and acceptance.

Book Quality:: Publisher Quality
ISBN-13:: 9780735269446
Related ISBNs:: 9780735269439
Publisher:: PRH Canada Young Readers
Date of Addition:: 03/01/22
Copyrighted By:: Dee Hahn
Adult content:: No
Language:: English
Has Image Descriptions:: No
Categories:: Children's Books, Disability-Related, Literature and Fiction, Science Fiction and Fantasy
Grade Levels:: Fourth grade, Fifth grade, Sixth grade, Seventh grade
Reading Age:: 9–12
Submitted By:: Bookshare Staff
Usage Restrictions:: This is a copyrighted book.