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Me, the missing, and the dead /

When a series of chance events leaves him in possession of an urn with ashes, sixteen-year-old Londoner, Lucas Swain, becomes convinced that its occupant, Violet Park, is communicating with him, initiating a voyage of self-discovery that forces him to finally confront the events surrounding his fath...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Valentine, Jenny
Format: Book
Language:English
Published: New York : HarperTeen, 2008.
Edition:1st American ed.
Subjects:
Death > Juvenile fiction.
Missing persons > Juvenile fiction.
Fathers > Juvenile fiction.
Single-parent families > Juvenile fiction.
Bildungsromans.
London (England) > Juvenile fiction.
England > Juvenile fiction.
Death > Fiction.
Missing persons > Fiction.
Fathers > Fiction.
Single-parent families > Fiction.
Coming of age > Fiction.
London (England) > Fiction.
England > Fiction.
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Summary:When a series of chance events leaves him in possession of an urn with ashes, sixteen-year-old Londoner, Lucas Swain, becomes convinced that its occupant, Violet Park, is communicating with him, initiating a voyage of self-discovery that forces him to finally confront the events surrounding his father's sudden disappearance.
Item Description:Originally published in Great Britain in 2007 under the title: Finding Violet Park.
Physical Description:201 pages ; 19 cm.
Awards:Guardian Children's Fiction Prize, 2007
ISBN:9780060850685
006085068X
9780060850692 (lib. bdg.)
0060850698 (lib. bdg.)