Hell and High Water

Mystery turns to mortal danger as one young man's quest to clear his father's name ensnares him in a net of deceit, conspiracy, and intrigue in 1750s England.

Caleb has spent his life roaming southern England with his Pa, little to their names but his father's signet ring and a puppet theater for popular, raunchy Punch and Judy shows -- until the day Pa is convicted of a theft he didn't commit and sentenced to transportation to the colonies in America. From prison, Caleb's father sends him to the coast to find an aunt Caleb never knew he had. His aunt welcomes him into her home, but her neighbors see only Caleb's dark skin. Still, Caleb slowly falls into a strange rhythm in his new life . . . until one morning he finds a body washed up on the shore. The face is unrecognizable after its time at sea, but the signet ring is unmistakable: it can only be Caleb's father. Mystery piles on mystery as both church and state deny what Caleb knows. From award-winning British author Tanya Landman comes a heart-stopping story of race, class, family, and corruption so deep it can kill.

Binding Type: Hardcover
Publisher: Candlewick Press (MA)
Published: 06/13/2017
ISBN: 9780763688752
Pages: 320
Weight: 1.10lbs
Size: 8.30h x 5.50w x 1.20d

Review Citations: Kirkus Reviews 04/01/2017 pg. 121
School Library Journal 04/01/2017 pg. 154
Publishers Weekly 04/17/2017
Booklist 05/01/2017 pg. 33
Bulletin of Ctr for Child Bks 06/01/2017
Horn Book Magazine 09/01/2017 pg. 100
Hornbook Guide to Children 01/01/2018 - Superior,Well Above Average

Accelerated Reader Quiz #/Name: 189292 / Hell & High Water
Reading Level: 5.7 / Interest Level: Upper Grade / Point Value: 11