Triskellion

Author: Will Peterson
Title: Triskellion
Publisher: Candlewick Press
ISBN: 978-0-7636-3971-6
Date: 2008
Price: $16.99
# Pages: 368
Call Number: F PET

Annotation: "A sense of foreboding sets in the moment fourteen-year-old twins Rachel and Adam arrive from New York to visit their English grandmother. The station is empty, village streets are deserted, locals are hostile, and even their frail Granny is oddly distant. And what about the bees that appear to follow a mysterious force? It all seems tied up with the Triskellion-- an intertwining symbol etched in chalk on the moors. With a growing sense of danger and white knuckle suspense, the twins are compelled to unearth a secret that has protected the village for centuries, one that reveals a shocking truth about their ancestors-- and themselves."

Strengths: Incorporates history into the book. Includes such topics as runes, archaeology, and genealogy.

Weaknesses: Ending does not answer all of your questions.