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Derek, with two misfit classmates, is learning about the care and history of an old cemetery for a school community service project. The work disturbs Derek's old memories of a friend's long-ago death but also propels him to deal with thoughts he would rather bury. A mystery lightens the somber tone of Derek's emotional journey to self-forgiveness in this satisfying novel.