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Gr 8 Up—The author opens the work by painting a beautiful picture of a quaint, quiet town in rural New Brunswick, a maritime province in eastern Canada. The year is 1977, and 17-year-old Violet is put in charge of managing her parents' roadside antiques business in their giant purple barn. Violet's parents are off searching for clues that will lead them to her missing older brother, Bliss, though the nosy townsfolk believe that they are on vacation. Ever since Bliss was a child, Violet's family has known him to be moody and ...Log In or Sign Up to Read More