The Lovely Bones -- Alice Sebold

My name was Salmon, like the fish; first name, Susie. I was fourteen when I was murdered on December 6, 1973. <p/> So begins the story of Susie Salmon, who is adjusting to her new home in heaven, a place that is not at all what she expected, even as she is watching life on earth continue without her -- her friends trading rumors about her disappearance, her killer trying to cover his tracks, her grief-stricken family unraveling. Out of unspeakable tragedy and loss, <i>The Lovely Bones</i> succeeds, miraculously, in building a tale filled with hope, humor, suspense, even joy.<br><br><b>Author:</b> Alice Sebold<br><b>Publisher:</b> Little Brown and Company<br><b>Published:</b> 07/03/2002<br><b>Pages:</b> 336<br><b>Binding Type:</b> Hardcover<br><b>Weight:</b> 0.98lbs<br><b>Size:</b> 8.52h x 5.89w x 1.12d<br><b>ISBN:</b> 9780316666343<br><br><b>Accelerated Reader:</b><br><b>Reading Level:</b> 6<br><b>Point Value:</b> 16<br><b>Interest Level:</b> Upper Grade<br><b>Quiz #/Name: </b>66874 / Lovely Bones<br><br><b>Award:</b> Buckeye Children's Book Award - Second Place<br><b>Award:</b> South Carolina Childrens, Junior and Young Adult Book Award - Winner<br><b>Award:</b> Kentucky Bluegrass Award - Winner<br><b>Award:</b> Tayshas Reading - Commended<br><b>Award:</b> Eliot Rosewater Indiana High School Book Award - Winner<br><b>Award:</b> Colorado Blue Spruce Award - Nominee<br><b>Award:</b> Book Sense Book of the Year Award - Winner<br><b>Award:</b> Bram Stoker Awards - Finalist<br><