Cover of The caged graves

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