The Loss of the Burying Ground

In this twisting, page-turning read, shipwrecked teen girls from opposing sides of a long war must find common

ground in order to survive.When the Burying Ground goes down in neutral waters, it sends the delegations

from two warring nations-and the peace treaty they were about to sign-to the bottom of the ocean. The

only survivors are a pair of teen girls: Cora, daughter of a Duran newspaper man, and Vivienne, lady's maid

to an Ariminthian princess. Neither has known a time when war between their two countries did not rage, but

now they must learn to trust each other if they are to find sustenance, avoid dangerous pirates, and have any

hope of rescue from the remote island they washed up on. However, in the midst of a conflict steeped in fierce

national identity, propaganda, disinformation, and radicalization, finding a common path forward seems nearly

impossible, for both Cora and Vivienne and their respective countries. But when the teens' politically charged

rescue seems likely to extend the war, Cora and Vivienne realize they do have a shared purpose: peace. If only

it isn't too late.