A review by madelinefmcguire
A Box of Bones by Marina Cohen
4.0
Legends are stories and stories are lies. That's what 12 year old Kallie believes, she is a serious person and does not believe in wasting time or stories. She is a no-nonsense person but when her Grandpa Jess takes her to their town's Festival of Fools a faceless man gives her a mysterious box made out of bone. At the same time the bone carver's story starts, and it doesn't take long for Kallie and the bone carvers' stories to intertwine. In order to figure out what's happening Kallie must step away from her no-nonsense nature and try to see the truth in the story.
This book was a little weird, but a good weird. I enjoyed Kallie's journey and the magical realism that it included. Kallie being so against anything out of the ordinary makes the magic all the more interesting because she tries desperately to ignore it. Good for a reader looking for a mystery with some magical realism.
This book was a little weird, but a good weird. I enjoyed Kallie's journey and the magical realism that it included. Kallie being so against anything out of the ordinary makes the magic all the more interesting because she tries desperately to ignore it. Good for a reader looking for a mystery with some magical realism.