A Bone to Pick: A Peggy Henderson Adventure by Gina McMurchy-Barber

169 Pages
Publisher: Dundurn Press, Dundurn
Release Date: November 21, 2015

Fiction, Children’s Fiction, Middle Grade, Archeology, Canada, Newfoundland

Peggy is 13 years old and wants to be an archeologist like her friend Dr. Eddy McKay. She lives with her mother and her Aunt Margaret in Canada. Dr. McKay has been invited to lead a two-week archeology program in Newfoundland at a Viking site. Penny really wants to go but is too young and does not have the funds to go.

When an opportunity comes for Penny to go but as a cook’s helper, she cannot wait to get there. She travels close to fifteen hours to get there but she knows nothing about cooking. She soon finds her position does not give her much time to investigate. She makes friends with Louise, a local girl with a secret she shares with Penny.

In the past, we learn about 13-year-old Sigrid and her Viking family. She wanted to be a shield maiden instead of a wife and mother. Living in the wilds of the new world proves difficult for Sigrid and the Vikings and gives them reason to leave.

The story has a steady pace, the characters are somewhat developed, and it is written in first and third perspectives. This is the fourth book in the series. If you like Viking stories, this would be a good read.