The Caged Graves by Dianne K. Salerni.Clarion Books, 2013. (Teen and adult historical fiction).
In 1867, seventeen-year-old Verity Boone returns to her birthplace, a farming community in Pennsylvania. In the local cemetery, she discovers two graves that are outside the fenced area and that are enclosed entirely in iron cages. With the early death of her mother and what really happened in her own family about that time uncertain, Verity takes on the role of detective to find out the truth. The plot moves steadily as she explores rumors and tales of witchcraft, poisons, poor midwifery, family betrayals, and community secrets. Salerni explores possible explanations for her own questions about two real graves and comes up with her own theory. A little bit mystery, a little bit teen romance, this title is full of surprises.
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