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Never Trust a Dead Man


School year: Lower 6th, Upper 6th, Year 10, Year 11, Year 4, Year 5, Year 6, Year 7, Year 8, Year 9

No. of pages 208

Published: 2008

Great for age 9-18 years

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When Selwyn is accused of murdering his rival, Farold, he is sealed in the village burial cave with Farold, he is sealed in the village burial cave with Farold's mouldering corpse to await starvation - or worse. Worse comes along quickly in the form of a witch who raises Farold from the dead. Selwyn thought he disliked Farold when he was alive, but that was nothing compared to working by the dead man's side as they searched for the real killer.

 

 

This book is the winner of numerous awards

There are 208 pages in this book.

It is aimed at Young Adult readers. The term Young Adult (YA) is used for books which have the following characteristics: (1) aimed at ages 12-18 years, US grades 7-12, UK school years 8-15, (2) around 50-75k words long, (3) main character is aged 12-18 years, (4) topics include self-reflection, internal conflict vs external, analyzing life and its meaning, (5) point of view is often in the first person, and (6) swearing, violence, romance and sexuality are allowed.

This book was published in 2008 by Harcourt Children's Books .

Vivian Vande Velde is the author of many popular novels about ghosts, mystery and the occult. She lives in New York, USA.

 

This book has been nominated for the following awards:

Edgar Allan Poe Award - YA
This book was recognised in the YA category by the Edgar Allan Poe Award.

Nevada Young Readers' Award - Intermediate
This book was recognised in the Intermediate category by the Nevada Young Readers' Award.

Sequoyah Book Award - YA
This book was recognised in the YA category by the Sequoyah Book Award.

Dorothy Canfield Fisher Children's Book Award
This book was recognised by the Dorothy Canfield Fisher Children's Book Award.

[set star] "Filled with engaging characters, witty dialogue, and lots of action, this is an entertaining blend of fantasy, whodunit, and comedy."--School Library Journal (starred) "Universally appealing and difficult to put down."--Kirkus Reviews