{"product_id":"search-for-the-shadowman-isbn-9780440411284","title":"Search for the Shadowman","description":"\u003cb\u003eFor fans of Gillian Flynn, Caroline Cooney, and R.L. Stine comes \u003ci\u003eSearch for the Shadowman\u003c\/i\u003e from four-time Edgar Allen Poe Young Adult Mystery Award winner Joan Lowery Nixon.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e  \u003cbr\u003e        Twelve-year-old Andy Thomas isn’t thrilled with his teacher’s assignment to explore family history. But when he starts asking questions about his ancestors, he is surprised to discover a black sheep named Coley Joe Bonner. No one wants to discuss what happened in the family’s past. Everyone, including Andy’s own relatives, advises him to stop his investigation. But Andy continues and searches everywhere, from the Internet to the local cemetery, to discover the truth. Will Andy’s search hurt those he loves or make them realize that it’s never too late to seek social justice?\u003cbr\u003e  \u003cbr\u003e “A riveting tale of suspense set against a background of fascinating historical context.” –\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eSchool Library Journal\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e  \u003cbr\u003e “Hints of disgrace and treachery…children will read the story for the fun of guessing who is warning Andy off the case.” –\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eBooklist\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003eJoan Lowery Nixon was the author of more than 130 books for young readers and was the only four-time winner of the Edgar Allan Poe Best Young Adult Mystery Award. She received the award for \u003ci\u003eThe Kidnapping of Christina Lattimore\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eThe Séance\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eThe Name of the Game Was Murder\u003c\/i\u003e, and \u003ci\u003eThe Other Side of the Dark\u003c\/i\u003e, which also won the California Young Reader Medal. Her historical fiction included the award-winning series The Orphan Train Adventures, Orphan Train Children, and Colonial Williamsburg: Young Americans.An Excerpt from\u003ci\u003e Search for the Shadowman\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e        The minute the bell rang in history class the next morning, Mr. Hammergren \u003cbr\u003e        asked, \"How many of you have begun your interviews with relatives?\"\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e        Lee Ann Dooley waved a hand. \"I can't! My grandma in Florida just got \u003cbr\u003e        married again and is off on a honeymoon. And my grandma who lives in a \u003cbr\u003e        rest home can't remember much of anything.\"\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e        \"Then ask your parents if they've heard any of your grandparents' stories. \u003cbr\u003e        Go back as far as you can. Maybe your family history will begin when your \u003cbr\u003e        parents were children.\"\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e        \"Everyone else has grandparents.\" Lee Ann's lower lip curled outward. \u003cbr\u003e        Her glance fixed on J.J. \"Or even a \u003ci\u003egreat\u003c\/i\u003e-grandparent.\"\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e        \"Tell you what,\" Mr. Hammergren said. \"I'll let you borrow my grandmother. \u003cbr\u003e        She won't know any stories about your family, but she can tell you about \u003cbr\u003e        riding streetcars when she visited the big city and canning vegetables \u003cbr\u003e        and making jam and sewing all the clothes for a family of six girls...\"\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e        Luke Martin raised his hand. \"I've got a problem, Mr. Hammergren,\" he \u003cbr\u003e        said. \"When my mom's father was young, he got in a fight and went to jail. \u003cbr\u003e        Mom said under no circumstances could I put that in my report.\"\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e        \"I certainly don't expect you to include every single family story you \u003cbr\u003e        discover,\" Mr. Hammergren said. \"Record the best. Make your report interesting. \u003cbr\u003e        And remember that it's better to leave some things out of the report.\"\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e        \"Like the mystery man.\" Andy realized he had spoken aloud when some of \u003cbr\u003e        the kids turned and looked at him.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e        \"What mystery man?\" Lee Ann asked.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e        Andy carefully gave his explanation. \"He's one of my dad's relatives, \u003cbr\u003e        from way back in the eighteen hundreds. His birthdate was listed in the \u003cbr\u003e        family Bible, but then his name was crossed out. My great-aunt Winnie \u003cbr\u003e        first said he never existed. Then she told me not to ask questions about \u003cbr\u003e        him because she wouldn't answer them.\"\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e        \"Then I'd suggest you forget this mystery relative,\" Mr. Hammergren said. \u003cbr\u003e        \"This report is not intended to cause family problems.\"\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e        But Andy's mind was on Coley Joe. He wasn't about to forget him.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e","brand":"Yearling","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":46303388172517,"sku":"NP9780440411284","price":6.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/1842\/7735\/files\/9780440411284.jpg?v=1767736238","url":"https:\/\/k12savings.com\/products\/search-for-the-shadowman-isbn-9780440411284","provider":"K12savings","version":"1.0","type":"link"}