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Never Trust a Dead Man

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By Vivian Vande Velde
Publisher Houghton Mifflin Harcourt
Never Trust a Dead Man
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Life has suddenly become very difficult for Selwyn Roweson First Anora broke his heart and decided to marry Farold, then Farold beat him up in front of the entire village, and finally he was accused of murder when Farold was found with a knifeSelwyns knifehiltdeep in his back. Which might not be so bad, except as punishment Selwyn is sealed in the village burial cave with Farolds moldering corpse, there to await starvationor worse. Worse comes along quickly in the form of a witch with a fast right hook and the ability to raise Farold from the dead. Selwyn thought he disliked Farold when he was alive, but that was nothing compared to having to work by the dead mans side as they search for the real killer.

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43259 words43,259 words
208 pages208 pages
Lexile 880LLexile 880L
Grade 7 to H+Grade 7 to H+
Age 12-18Age 12-18

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9780152018993

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