description: In nineteenth-century Massachusetts, orphan Jean, employed to sort out the family papers of a reclusive artist, becomes curious about the mysterious, long-ago death of his wife and the subsequent disappearance of their young child.
language: English
title: The Callender Papers
titlecomplete: The Callender Papers
genres: Historical, Mystery, Childrens, Teen, Juvenile, Young Adult, Middle Grade, Historical Fiction, Fiction, Mystery Thriller
ratings_count: 1010
awards: awardedAt: 441792000000
name: Edgar Award
category: Best Juvenile
publisher: HarperCollins Publishers