
A Stir of Bones
Nina Kiriki Hoffman's A Stir of Bones (2003) is a ghost story novel. Key subjects include family problems, wife abuse, haunted houses and ghosts.
10 Open Library readers have it on their want-to-read list.
It runs to roughly 218 pages — 3–4 hours of reading at an average pace.
Awards & lists
- ✦Locus Awards 2004 — Best Young Adult Book (nominee)
Quick answers
Who wrote A Stir of Bones?
A Stir of Bones was written by Nina Kiriki Hoffman and first published in 2003.
What genre is A Stir of Bones?
It is usually shelved as Ghost Stories.
How long is A Stir of Bones?
The median edition has 218 pages, about 3–4 hours of reading at 250 words per minute.
What books are similar to A Stir of Bones?
Readers who like it often enjoy Red Lily, Tredici fantasmi per Tenebrosa and The Grownup.
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