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Ghosts

David A. Robertson

Series:

The Reckoner

Type:

Fiction

Categories:

Superheroes | Social Themes | Places | Indigenous Peoples of Turtle Island

Themes:

Mental Illness, Canada

Language:

English

Publisher:

Portage & Main Press

Grade Level:

7-12

Age Range:

12-18

Where to buy it

Amazon
Apple Books
Indigo

Description

Cole Harper is dead. Mihko Laboratories has reopened the research facility and works to manufacture and weaponize the illness that previously plagued Wounded Sky. People are missing, and the community has been quarantined. What deal did Eva strike with Choch? Who will defeat Reynold and Mihko? Time is running out.

Mysterious murders, shadowy figures, and high school. Life can be hard; death can be harder.

Cole Harper is dead. Reynold McCabe is alive and free. Mihko Laboratories has reopened the research facility and works to manufacture and weaponize the illness that previously plagued Wounded Sky. People are missing, and the community has been quarantined. What deal did Eva strike with Choch? Who will defeat Reynold and Mihko? Time is running out.

Contributors

David A. Robertson (he/him/his) is a two-time winner of the Governor General's Literary Award, has won the TD Canadian Children’s Literature Award, as well as the Writer's Union of Canada Freedom to Read award. He has received several other accolades for his work as a writer for children and adults, podcaster, public speaker, and social advocate. He was honoured with a Doctor of Letters by the University of Manitoba for outstanding contributions in the arts and distinguished achievements in 2023. He is a member of Norway House Cree Nation and lives in Winnipeg.

Formats

ISBN13: 9781553797623

Publication Date: 09/24/2019

Price: $20.95 CAD

ISBN13: 9781553797647

Publication Date: 09/24/2019

Price: $16.00 CAD

ISBN13: 9781553798972

Publication Date: 10/15/2019

Price: $34.99 CAD

ISBN13: 9781553797630

Publication Date: 09/24/2019

Price: $16.00 CAD

Awards

Arthur Ellis Awards for Excellence in Canadian Crime Writing, Best Juvenile or YA Crime BookShort-listed

McNally Robinson Book for Young People (Older Category)Short-listed

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