The caged graves
by Dianne K. Salerni
Reading Level 5-6 Moderate (Lvl 3)
Ages 13+
The text is written at a 5th grade reading level, the subject matter is intended for teens (ages 13+), and the content has moderate intensity with some emotionally heavy themes.
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About This Book
Seventeen-year-old Verity Boone returns to Catawissa, Pennsylvania, to enter an arranged marriage, only to become entwined in a thrilling mystery involving her family's secret past and a hidden Revolutionary War treasure. As she unravels dark secrets buried beneath the town's caged graves, Verity must navigate love, danger, and community secrets that could change everything.
Representation & Themes
MysteryHistoricalRomanceFamilyAdventure
For Parents
Content Intensity
Level 3 — Moderate Gentle Mild Moderate Intense Very Intense
Real stakes and emotional weight. May include sustained danger, loss, or bullying.
Content Flags
Murder Fear & Anxiety Romantic Content Physical Danger
Data confidence: standard
Details
- ISBN
- 9780547868530
- Pages
- 329
- Publisher
- Houghton Mifflin Harcourt
- Published
- 2013
- Type
- Fiction
- Word Count
- 67,486
Genres
Juvenile Fiction
Subjects
MurderLoveBuried treasureArranged marriageCommunity lifeHistoryFiction