The Many Lives of John Stone

Written by Linda Buckley-Archer

A teen uncovers centuries-old journals, questioning reality and the mysterious man who hired her.

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544 pages· 890L

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Stella Park, a curious English teen, lands a summer job cataloging archives in a peculiar, electricity-free house. She discovers journals spanning from modern times to King Louis XIV's court, all penned by the same hand. As mysteries deepen, Stella wonders about the enigmatic John Stone and his true motives. Why did he choose her for this task? What secrets do these ancient writings hold? Stella's quest for answers could unravel everything she thought she knew about time and identity.

From the publisher

An English teen questions all she knows about aging when she encounters a set of journals that date from the present back to the reign of King Louis XIV in this blend of contemporary and historical fiction from the author of the acclaimed Gideon trilogy. Stella Park (Spark for short) has found summer work cataloging historical archives in John Stone’s remote and beautiful house in Suffolk, England. She wasn’t quite sure what to expect, and her uncertainty about living at Stowney House only increases upon arriving: what kind of people live in the twenty-first century without using electricity, telephones, or even a washing machine? Additionally, the notebooks she’s organizing span centuries–they begin in the court of Louis XIV in Versailles–but are written in the same hand. Something strange is going on for sure, and Spark’s questions are piling up. Who exactly is John Stone? What connection does he have to these notebooks? And more importantly, why did he hire her in the first place?

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