2024 Midland Authors Award for Children's Fiction?

An exciting exploration of history, justice, and the long-lasting impact of the past.

Editor's Pick - Publishers Weekly, Booklife

Twelve-year-old Madeleine "Lainie" Stanton is about to make headlines. She was the first baby born at the new millennium, and a local TV station wants an interview. But when the reporter uncovers the dark history of Lainie's great-grandmother Maddie, who was executed for murder, the interview takes a dangerous turn.

Determined to clear her ancestor's name, Lainie and her two best friends embark on a thrilling race against time. Following clues left by Madeleine herself, they unravel a shocking mystery that has been buried for decades.

Read by Earphones and Audie Award-winning narrator Piper Goodeve.

A must-listen for fans of The Parker Inheritance and The Dollhouse Murders. A story with heart, humor, family, friends, and a twisty old mansion, from the award-winning author of Eddie's War and The Bridge Dancers.

Carol Fisher Saller is the author of Maddie's Ghost, Eddie?s War and The Bridge Dancers. Honors for her children's books include Kirkus Best, Bank Street Best, Horn Book Recommended Verse, NCSS/CBC Notables, the Carl Sandburg Award for Children's Literature, the Midland Authors Award for Children's Fiction, and Chicago Public Library's Best Teen Fiction.