Meaning & use
The Parker Inheritance
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Meanings
proper nounproper
A 2018 children's mystery novel by Varian Johnson about a girl who finds a hidden family secret in old letters.
Grammar: Always used with 'The' and capital letters; no plural.
Patterns
- read The Parker Inheritance
- The Parker Inheritance by Varian Johnson
My sister recommended The Parker Inheritance for our book club.
The Parker Inheritance is a mystery novel that also explores history.
proper nounproper
The title of a book that won the Edgar Award and a Coretta Scott King Author Honor.
Grammar: Used as a title; often appears with the author's name.
Patterns
- award-winning The Parker Inheritance
The Parker Inheritance received the Edgar Award for best juvenile mystery.
Teachers often include The Parker Inheritance in their classroom libraries.
Common combinations
- The Parker Inheritance by Varian Johnson
- I borrowed The Parker Inheritance by Varian Johnson from the library.
- read The Parker Inheritance
- We had to read The Parker Inheritance over the summer.
- a copy of The Parker Inheritance
- She bought a copy of The Parker Inheritance for her cousin.
Practice
Who wrote The Parker Inheritance?
Choose one answer.
Varian Johnson is the author of The Parker Inheritance. The other authors wrote different popular children's books.
Make it your own
Write a sentence using “The Parker Inheritance”, then check it and compare it with the examples above.