Picture the Dead
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Picture the Dead is an illustrated ghost story set in the Civil War. Haunted by the deaths of her brother and fiancé, seventeen-year-old Jennie forges an unlikely friendship in a Spiritualist photographer who helps her expose tragic family secrets.
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Adele Griffin & Lisa Brown
Picture the Dead
Picture the Dead, a mystery novel (with extensive graphic elements) by Adele Griffin and illustrated by Lisa Brown, is an ambitious title for the launch of Sourcebooks Fire, our new young adult imprint. Stunning illustrations of daguerreotypes, family portraits and clues along with a troubling mystery and a more than one meddling spirit give this historical a Cold Mountain feel for the teen audience. Jennie’s heart is broken when her fiancé’s brother, Quinn, returns home alone from the front lines of the Civil War. She knows before he opens his mouth that her beloved Will is dead. Quinn is wounded, both inside and out, and as they grow closer the unmistakable spirit of Will grows increasingly violent. Now she must use her ability to connect with the spirit-world to unearth the mystery of his death. Was he murdered? Did her become a cold-blooded killer? Is the spirit protecting her, or trying to keep her for himself? Time is running out as Jennie hurries to piece together the mystery of her fiancé’s death before she is banished from her home by the domineering Aunt Clara. Can Jennie discover the truth before she loses everything, including her sanity? This intriguing combination of historical romance, clever mystery, and graphic novel is illustrated by bestselling artist Lisa Brown. The visuals portray all of the clues that the protagonist encounters allowing the reader to visually uncover the mystery along with Jennie.
Adele Griffin was born in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. After graduating from the University of Pennsylvania in 1993, she moved to New York to work in children's book publishing, where she happily rediscovered her love of literature for young people. Her first book, Rainy Season, was a loosely biographical account of growing up on a military base in Panama. She is also the author of the Witch Twins and Vampire Island middle grade series. Her novels Sons of Liberty and Where I Want to Be were both National Book Award Finalists. Adele lives with her husband and daughter in Brooklyn, New York.
Lisa Brown is the bestselling author and illustrator of How to Be and Sometimes and the very popular Baby Be of Use board book series from McSweeney’s. She also publishes a bimonthly illustrated book review in the San Francisco Chronicle. She lives in California with her husband, author Lemony Snicket, and their son.
Picture the Dead Chapter 1 Excerpt
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A SPOOKY SPECTACLE: A Snickett, Griffin & Brown Live EventDear Bibliofiles, On May 6th at 7:30pm PST (10:30pm ET) two-time National Book award finalist Adele Griffin and co-writer Lisa Brown…Continue
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Comment by adele griffin on May 26, 2010 at 10:33am -
Hey there-- just read the review, thank you so much. It's definitely Wonderful Wednesday now.
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Comment by April Pohren on May 26, 2010 at 10:16am
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Just posted my review of this great book!
http://www.cafeofdreamsbookreviews.com/2010/05/41-picture-dead-by-a...
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Comment by Anna's Book Blog on May 8, 2010 at 10:26am -
My review of Picture the Dead can be read here.
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Comment by April on May 8, 2010 at 8:14am
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Hey all, I have reviewed Picture The Dead here Definitely loved it!
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Comment by Patty (Yay! Reads) on April 6, 2010 at 11:27am -
Wow, it sounds so hauntingly amazing! I want to read it!
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Comment by adele griffin on March 23, 2010 at 6:47pm
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YAY! I'm happy you are ...
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Comment by Carrie on March 23, 2010 at 5:42pm -
This looks excellent!! I'm intrigued!
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Comment by Dianne Salerni on March 17, 2010 at 1:58pm -
The website www.picturethedead.com looks fantastic! I look forward to exploring it as you work on it.
I especially want to see the hair jewelry! There's a museum in Kansas City called Lila's Hair Museum that supposedly has a collection of such things. I wanted to see it when I was visiting family in KC, but I was voted down 7 to 1. :(
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Comment by Jenn's Bookshelves on March 17, 2010 at 11:54am -
Looks fantastic! I can't wait to read it!
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Comment by Michelle Santiago on March 8, 2010 at 2:17pm -
picture the dead sounds very creepy and i love the illustration in the excerpt. can't wait!
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