Book
40 days in Hicksville / Christina Kilbourne.
Record details
- ISBN: 9781770867154 (trade paperback)
- Physical Description: 253 pages ; 21 cm
- Publisher: Ferndale, WA : DCB, [2023]
- Copyright: ©2023
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| Subject: | Secrecy > Juvenile fiction. Small cities > Juvenile fiction. Teenagers > Juvenile fiction. Secrets > Fiction. Small cities > Fiction. Teenagers > Fiction. |
| Genre: | Young adult fiction. Thrillers (Fiction) Novels. |
| Location | Call Number / Copy Notes | Barcode | Shelving Location | Status | Due Date |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lakeshore Branch | YA Kilbo | 31681010341147 | YADULT | Available | - |
- Orca Book Publishers
Winner, SYRCA Snow Willow Award 2024
Winner, Forest of Reading â Red Maple 2025
Winner, YA Dude Books Reviewers' Choice Awards 2025
â[40 Days in Hicksville] is worth a read, and is a great example of the power of a well-written dual-perspective narrative.â â Canadian Review of Materials
Kate doesnât want to spend one minute in the âHicksvilleâ her mother moved them to, much less the entire year sheâs stuck here in the decaying house they inherited from her grandparents. She misses her boyfriend and sneaking out at night to make urban exploration videos for her growing YouTube channel.
Zach, the boy who lives next door, tries to befriend Kate even though she ignores him. But when Kate discovers her estranged grandfather lives nearby, she wants to meet him despite the small-town rumours of his violent past, and takes Zach with her.
Thatâs when they find the crevasse on her grandfatherâs property and the skeletons hidden inside.
Thatâs the day they find out Kateâs uncle and his friend went missing as teenagers.
Instead of counting down the days until she can leave Hicksville, Kate and Zach start working together to solve the cold case that has silenced her mother for thirty-five years.
- A teen girl tries to solve a missing children cold case that has, unknown to her, plagued her family for years.
- Deals with the impact of familial trauma on various generations and the importance of truth to the healing process.
- The concept of the book is appealing not only to young adult readers but also adults who listen to true crime and cold case podcasts â an increasingly popular genre.
- Author has written five young adult novels and has lived in small, remote towns.
- The mystery in the book is inspired by a true cold case â two boys went missing in Caledon in 1981 and were never found. The author was the same age as them at the time of their disappearance and frequently saw missing child posters for them throughout her life.
- Orca Book Publishers
Kate just wanted to meet her infamous, estranged grandfather, she didnât expect to encounter skulls hidden on his property. And she didnât expect Zach, the exasperating boy next door, to be the only person who can help her solve a thirty-five-year-old cold case.
