# The Parker Inheritance

**Author:** Varian Johnson
**Lexile:** 610L
**Grade range:** Grades 6–8
**Age range:** 9–12
**First published:** 2018
**Page count:** 352
**Genre:** Middle Grade Mystery
**ISBN-13:** `9781338277197`
**ISBN-10:** `1338277197`
**Canonical URL:** https://readinglist.school/book/the-parker-inheritance
**License:** [CC BY 4.0](https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/) — please credit ReadingList.school when citing.

## About this book

Candice finds a letter in her late grandmother's attic that sets her and her neighbor Brandon on the trail of a decades-old puzzle and a buried injustice in their South Carolina town. Varian Johnson's mystery weaves a present-day treasure hunt with a story of racism and resilience across generations. A frequent grades 6-8 read.

## Themes

- race
- friendship
- history
- justice

## Content notes

- racism

## Where this book is assigned

### Common Core State Standards (ELA)

- **recommended** · 6th grade — [source: WeAreTeachers 2025 Summer Reading List — Middle Grades](https://www.weareteachers.com/summer-reading-list-for-kids/)
- **recommended** · 7th grade — [source: WeAreTeachers 2025 Summer Reading List — Middle Grades](https://www.weareteachers.com/summer-reading-list-for-kids/)
- **recommended** · 8th grade — [source: WeAreTeachers 2025 Summer Reading List — Middle Grades](https://www.weareteachers.com/summer-reading-list-for-kids/)

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