The Parker Inheritance

The Parker Inheritance is a captivating middle grade novel that blends a thrilling treasure hunt with a powerful exploration of historical injustice. Twelve-year-old Candice Miller arrives in Lambert, South Carolina, to spend the summer in her late grandmother's house. Her grandmother was disgraced for digging up the town's tennis courts in search of a mysterious inheritance. When Candice finds a cryptic letter, she teams up with local bookworm Brandon to follow the clues. Their quest unravels a decades-old secret involving a profound injustice against an African American family, forcing Candice to confront difficult truths about the past and present. This book is ideal for readers aged 10-14, offering a compelling mystery while sparking important conversations about race, history, and standing up for what's right.

Twelve-year-old Candice Miller is spending the summer in Lambert, South Carolina, in the old house that belonged to her grandmother, who died after being dismissed as city manager for having the city tennis courts dug up looking for buried treasure--but when she finds the letter that sent her grandmother on the treasure hunt, she finds herself caught up in the mystery and, with the help of her new friend and fellow book-worm, Brandon, she sets out to find the inheritance, exonerate her grandmother, and expose an injustice once committed against an African American family in Lambert.