The Lovely Bones

The Lovely Bones"My name was Salmon, like the fish; first name, Susie. I was fourteen when I was murdered on December 6, 1973." So begins the story of Susie Salmon, who is adjusting to her new home in heaven, a place that is not at all what she expected, even as she is watching life on earth continue without her her friends trading rumors about her disappearance, her killer trying to cover his tracks, her grief stricken family unraveling. Out of unspeakable tragedy

"My name was Salmon, like the fish; first name, Susie. I was fourteen when I was murdered on December 6, 1973."

So begins the story of Susie Salmon, who is adjusting to her new home in heaven, a place that is not at all what she expected, even as she is watching life on earth continue without her -- her friends trading rumors about her disappearance, her killer trying to cover his tracks, her grief-stricken family unraveling. Out of unspeakable tragedy and loss, The Lovely Bones succeeds, miraculously, in building a tale filled with hope, humor, suspense, even joy.

Binding Type: Paperback
Publisher: Back Bay Books
Published: 04/20/2004
ISBN: 9780316168816
Pages: 328
Weight: 0.75lbs
Size: 8.20h x 5.50w x 1.00d
Award: Delaware Diamonds Award - Nominee

Review Citations: BookPage 05/01/2004 pg. 18
Newsweek 04/05/2010 pg. 56

Accelerated Reader Quiz #/Name: 66874 / Lovely Bones
Reading Level: 6 / Interest Level: Upper Grade / Point Value: 16