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Candlewick Press · Hardcover · May 14, 2013
Secrets have a way of floating to the surface. . . .
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- Who it’s for
- A lake-bound mystery pairs an eerie drowned town with the pull of secrets surfacing.
- Themes
- Secrets and suspicion, A town submerged beneath a lake
- Pacing
- Fast
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Secrets have a way of floating to the surface. . . . Mystery, compelling characters, and an abandoned town beneath a lake make for a must-read adventure. On the day Cassie was born, they drowned her town. The mayor flipped a lever and everyone cheered as Old Lower Grange was submerged beneath five thousand swimming pools’ worth of water. Now, twelve years later, Cassie feels drawn to the manmade lake and the mysteries it hides — and she’s not the only one.
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Her classmate Liam, who wears oversized swim trunks to cover the scars on his legs, joins Cassie in her daily swims across the off-limits side of the lake. As the summer heats up, the water drops lower and lower, offering them glimpses of the ghostly town and uncovering secrets one prominent town figure seems anxious to keep submerged. But like a swimmer who ventures too far from shore, Cassie realizes she can’t turn back. Can she bring their suspicions to light before it’s too late — and does she dare?
What Lies Below
A lake-bound mystery pairs an eerie drowned town with the pull of secrets surfacing.
Come here for
- An abandoned town glimpsed as the water recedes
- Two classmates drawn into a summer of suspicion
Expect
- A tense, immersive mystery with a coming-of-age edge
- Secrets that surface alongside the ghostly town
Where it sits
| Mysteries & Detective Stories | 98% |
|---|---|
| Thrillers & Suspense | 61% |
| Australia & Oceania Stories | 40% |
Percentages are BookFrontier’s reading of the book.
Publisher categories
- Mysteries & Detective Stories
- Australia & Oceania Stories
- Water Sports
- Authors
- Meg McKinlay
- Publisher
- Candlewick Press
- Published
- May 14, 2013
- Format
- Hardcover
- Theme
- Secrets and suspicion · A town submerged beneath a lake
- Reading lane
- Mysteries & Detective Stories