Chime

by Franny Billingsley

Book Overview

Before Briony's stepmother died, she made sure Briony blamed herself for all the family's hardships. Now Briony has worn her guilt for so long it's become a second skin. She often escapes to the swamp, where she tells stories to the Old Ones, the spirits who haunt the marshes. But only witches can see the Old Ones, and in her village, witches are sentenced to death. Briony lives in fear her secret will be found out, even as she believes she deserves...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0803735529
• ISBN13: 9780803735521
• Release Date: March 2011
• Publisher: Dial Books
• Length: 361 Pages
• Weight: 1.10 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.2" x 5.9" x 8.6"
• Age Range: 12 years and up
• Grade Range: Grade 7 and higher