{"product_id":"the-haunting-of-velkwood-39970","title":"The Haunting of Velkwood","description":"\u003cp\u003eThe Velkwood Vicinity was the topic of occult theorists, tabloid one-hour documentaries, and even some pseudo-scientific investigations as the block of homes disappeared behind a near-impenetrable veil that only three survivors could enter-and only one has in the past twenty years, until now.  Talitha Velkwood has avoided anything to do with the tragedy that took her mother and eight-year-old sister, drifting from one job to another, never settling anywhere or with anyone, feeling as trapped by her past as if she was still there in the small town she so desperately wanted to escape from. When a new researcher tracks her down and offers to pay her to come back to enter the vicinity, Talitha claims she's just doing it for the money. Of all the crackpot theories over the years, no one has discovered what happened the night Talitha, her estranged, former best friend Brett, and Grace, escaped their homes twenty years ago. Will she finally get the answers she's been looking for all these years, or is this just another dead end?  Although ostensibly a paranormal mystery, the book can be read allegorically as Talitha and Brett struggle with their sexual orientation and sexual identity and acceptance from their families. There are also themes connected to gender-based violence, and it could be paired with Aristotle and Dante Discover the Secrets of the Universe or Beartown in a unit around self-discovery and self-acceptance.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Nova Scotia School Book Bureau","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":43665494671420,"sku":null,"price":24.99,"currency_code":"CAD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/3677\/6508\/files\/9781668034248.jpg?v=1762991281","url":"https:\/\/nssbb.ednet.ns.ca\/fr\/products\/the-haunting-of-velkwood-39970","provider":"Nova Scotia School Book Bureau","version":"1.0","type":"link"}