Truce

Angie Smibert is the author of the Memento Nora series, which Booklist called "a gift for both reluctant and regular readers," as well as numerous nonfiction books for children, and many short stories for both adults and teens. She grew up in Blacksburg, Virginia, where her mother's family once worked in the long-closed coal mines along the New River.

"It's now December 1942, and the coal town of Big Vein, Virginia, is preparing for Christmas when the mine whistle blows, signaling disaster. [A]ll the miners are safe and accounted for--but there's a dead body in the mine, covered in rock dust, head crushed beyond recognition. [Psychic] Bone seeks the truth. Smibert packs a lot into the story... (h)er characters...and setting are fully evoked, and her language is both thoughtful and precise. Smibert has a talent for ghost stories. A satisfying conclusion to a worthy series." -- Kirkus Reviews