The Lovely Bones (2002) (edit title/settings)

Michelle edited the summary of The Lovely Bones Saturday, September 15, 2012.

• Susie Salmon is a carefree fourteen year old girl. One afternoon she was walking home and the unthinkable happened; she was murdered by her neighbor.murdered. From her new home in 'heaven' (a place that can be whatever she wants), she watches her friends and family through the following years.

Liesl V edited the summary of The Lovely Bones Sunday, June 17, 2012.

• Susie Salmon is a carefree fourteen year old girl. One afternoon she was walking home and the unthinkable happened; she was murdered by her neighbor. From her new home in heaven,'heaven' (a place that can be whatever she wants), she watches her friends and family.family through the following years.

Maggie S edited the summary of The Lovely Bones Sunday, June 17, 2012.

• Susie Salmon is a carefree fourteen year old girl that was murdered.girl. One afternoon she was walking home and the unthinkable happenedhappened; she was murdered by her neighbor. ThenFrom her new home in heaven, she is up in heaven and is watching overwatches her familyfriends and her murderer. Also she is helping her family find who her murderer is. Soon she was getting closer to having her family but her murderer hides the evidence, but her other neighbors dog finds a body part. There is many things happen in the book that is unpredictable.family.

Cindy Do edited the summary of The Lovely Bones Friday, February 17, 2012.

• Susie Salmon is a fourteen year old girl that was murdered. One afternoon she was walking home and the unthinkibleunthinkable happened she was murdered by her neighbor. Then she is up in heaven and is watching over her family and her murderer. Also she is helping her famillyfamily find who her muderedmurderer is. Soon she was getting closer to having her family but her muderermurderer hides the evidince,evidence, but her other neighbors dog finds a body part. There is many things happen in the book that is unpredictible.unpredictable.

Sadie edited the summary of The Lovely Bones Thursday, January 26, 2012.

• Susie Salmon is a fourteen year old girl that was murdered. One afternoon she was walking home and the unthinkible happened she was murdered by her neighbor. Then she is up in heaven and is watching over her family and her murderer. Also she is helping her familly find who her mudered is. Soon she was getti9nggetting closer to having her family but her muderer hides the evidince, but her other neighbors dog finds a body part. There is many things happen in the book that is unpredictible.

Sadie edited the summary of The Lovely Bones Thursday, January 26, 2012.

• Susie Salmon is a fourteen year old girl that was rapedmurdered. One afternoon she was walking home and the unthinkible happened she was murdered at age fourteenby her neighbor. Then she is up in suburban Pennsylvania. She tells the story of her family's reactionheaven and later breakdown after her own murder. Susie's father Jack thinks the neighbor, Mr. Harvey did it but the police do not have evidence to hold him as a suspect. During the investigation the family finds out that Susie's motheris haviing a short affair with the detective on the case. In heaven, Susie does not want to letwatching over her family and friends go. She watching Lindsey (sister) doing everything thather murderer. Also she would have done if she had remained alive.Mr. Harvey finally leaves the neighborhood for good, but before that Lindsey breaks into his house to search for evidence. Mr. Harveyis a creaper, he watches Lindsey's number five on the back ofhelping her soccer jersey while she runs; becomeing obsessed by the vision offamilly find who her running from his house letting the truth out.mudered is. Soon his past begins to haunt him.Ruth, a girl who barely knows Susie in life, is fixated on Susie and death. Ruth sees places where people have died and feels Susie asshe was being taken from the earth. Ruth and Ray Singh, a boy Susie loved, become friends and develop a relationship based on their love of Susie.Later the mom leaves the family. She ends up in California after she promises Lindsey that she will not leave. Grandma Lynn takes mom's place, watching over Buckley(brother) and Lindsey. Lindsey soon has a boyfriend who end up goinggetti9ng closer to college together.The dad can't move on from his daughter's death, leading intohaving a heart attack. While Jack is in the hospital, Abigail(mom) returns from California to be withher family. She seesfamily but her Susie everywhere, as do Jack and Buckley.Susie twardsmuderer hides the end of the book falls back to Earth into Ruth Connors' body. In Ruth's body, Susie fulfillsevidince, but her her desires with Ray. Soon Susie fades away toother neighbors dog finds a different heaven, a wider heaven where her grandfather lives.Abigail and Jack come home frombody part. There is many things happen in the hospital, and the anger the children feel toward their mother begins to fade. Mom desides she will stay, but she does not make any promises to Lindsey.Over time Susie watches, and she begins to let go of her family so they can move on. Not to far after Susie sees her killer dies, and her sister Lindsey's baby girlbook that is born.unpredictible.

Alex edited the summary of The Lovely Bones Sunday, June 13, 2010.

• Susie Salmon was raped and murdered at age fourteen in suburban Pennsylvania. She tells the story of her family's reaction and later breakdown after her own murder. Susie's father Jack thinks the neighbor, Mr. Harvey did it but the police do not have evidence to hold him as a suspect. During the investigation the family finds out that Susie's mother is haviing a short affair with the detective on the case. In heaven, Susie does not want to let her family and friends go. She watching Lindsey (sister) doing everything that she would have done if she had remained alive.Mr. Harvey finally leaves the neighborhood for good, but before that Lindsey breaks into his house to search for evidence. Mr. Harvey is a creaper, he watches Lindsey's number five on the back of her soccer jersey while she runs; becomeing obsessed by the vision of her running from his house letting the truth out. Soon his past begins to haunt him.Ruth, a girl who barely knows Susie in life, is fixated on Susie and death. Ruth sees places where people have died and feels Susie as she was being taken from the earth. Ruth and Ray Singh, a boy Susie loved, become friends and develop a relationship based on their love of Susie.Later the mom leaves the family. She ends up in California after she promises Lindsey that she will not leave. Grandma Lynn takes mom's place, watching over Buckley(brother) and Lindsey. Lindsey soon has a boyfriend who end up going to college together.The dad can't move on from his daughter's death, leading into having a heart attack. While Jack is in the hospital, Abigail(mom) returns from California to be with her family. She sees her Susie everywhere, as do Jack and Buckley.Susie twards the end of the book falls back to Earth into Ruth Connors' body. In Ruth's body, Susie fulfills her her desires with Ray. Soon Susie fades away to a different heaven, a wider heaven where her grandfather lives.Abigail and Jack come home from the hospital, and the anger the children feel toward their mother begins to fade. Mom desides she will stay, but she does not make any promises to Lindsey.Over time Susie watches, and she begins to let go of her family so they can move on. Not to far after Susie sees her killer dies, and her sister Lindsey's baby girl is born. I really enjoyed the book!born.

Kenzie Rae edited the summary of The Lovely Bones Saturday, May 1, 2010.

• Susie Salmon is a 14-year-old girl livingwas raped and murdered at age fourteen in rural Pennsylvania in 1973. Walking home from school one day, she is lured into an underground den, raped,suburban Pennsylvania. She tells the story of her family's reaction and murdered bylater breakdown after her pedophiliac neighbor. Susie then goesown murder. Susie's father Jack thinks the neighbor, Mr. Harvey did it but the police do not have evidence to hold him as a suspect. During the In-Between (her personal Heaven) and watches over everyone from her lifeinvestigation the family finds out that Susie's mother is haviing a short affair with the detective on the case. In heaven, Susie does not want to see how they recover. Everyone, fromlet her parents, pet,family and siblings,friends go. She watching Lindsey (sister) doing everything that she would have done if she had remained alive.Mr. Harvey finally leaves the neighborhood for good, but before that Lindsey breaks into his house to search for evidence. Mr. Harvey is a creaper, he watches Lindsey's number five on the back of her "almost-boyfriend" and a random girlsoccer jersey while she touched onruns; becomeing obsessed by the vision of her wayrunning from his house letting the truth out. Soon his past begins to the In-Between,haunt him.Ruth, a girl who barely knows Susie in life, is observed byfixated on Susie and death. Ruth sees places where people have died and feels Susie as they undergo their own personalshe was being taken from the earth. Ruth and public lives.Ray Singh, a boy Susie even watches Mr. Harvey, her rapist, struggle to overcome his obsession with young girls. Asloved, become friends and develop a relationship based on their love of Susie.Later the mom leaves the family. She ends up in California after she starts to adjust to her life in Heaven,promises Lindsey that she is givenwill not leave. Grandma Lynn takes mom's place, watching over Buckley(brother) and Lindsey. Lindsey soon has a map that leads herboyfriend who end up going to college together.The dad can't move on from his daughter's death, leading into having a fieldheart attack. While Jack is in which she meetsthe other victims of George Harvey.hospital, Abigail(mom) returns from California to be with her family. She is told that if she just lets go ofsees her life on earth, she will be able to fully enjoy allSusie everywhere, as do Jack and Buckley.Susie twards the libertiesend of Heaven. Her death surprisingly brings everybody closer together along with tearing them apart, two consequences that really go hand in hand inthe story. But even without being onbook falls back to Earth physically, she seemsinto Ruth Connors' body. In Ruth's body, Susie fulfills her her desires with Ray. Soon Susie fades away to always be spiritually in everybody's heartsa different heaven, a wider heaven where her grandfather lives.Abigail and minds, even as they growJack come home from the hospital, and recover fromthe anger the gaping hole left inchildren feel toward their lives by Susie's disappearance,mother begins to fade. Mom desides she will stay, but she does not make any promises to Lindsey.Over time Susie watches, and their inabilityshe begins to let go of her family so they can move on. Not to convict Mr. Harvey asfar after Susie sees her killer dies, and her murderer, no matter how many people are convinced.sister Lindsey's baby girl is born. I really enjoyed the book!

bringyourownbeards edited the summary of The Lovely Bones Saturday, February 20, 2010.

• Susie Salmon is a 14-year-old girl living in rural New YorkPennsylvania in 1973. Walking home from school one day, she is lured into an underground den, raped, and murdered by her pedophiliac neighbor. Susie then goes to the In-Between (her personal Heaven) and watches over everyone from her life to see how they recover. Everyone, from her parents, pet, and siblings, to her "almost-boyfriend" and a random girl she touched on her way to the In-Between, is observed by Susie as they undergo their own personal and public lives. Susie even watches Mr. Harvey, her rapist, struggle to overcome his obsession with young girls. As she starts to adjust to her life in Heaven, she is given a map that leads her to a field in which she meets the other victims of George Harvey. She is told that if she just lets go of her life on earth, she will be able to fully enjoy all the liberties of Heaven. Her death surprisingly brings everybody closer together along with tearing them apart, two consequences that really go hand in hand in the story. But even without being on Earth physically, she seems to always be spiritually in everybody's hearts and minds, even as they grow and recover from the gaping hole left in their lives by Susie's disappearance, and their inability to convict Mr. Harvey as her murderer, no matter how many people are convinced.

bringyourownbeards edited the summary of The Lovely Bones Saturday, February 20, 2010.

• Susie Salmon is a 14-year-old girl who diesliving in rural New York in 1973. Walking home from school one day, she is lured into an underground den, raped, and murdered by her pedophiliac neighbor. Susie then goes to the hands ofIn-Between (her personal Heaven) and watches over everyone from her life to see how they recover. Everyone, from her parents, pet, and siblings, to her "almost-boyfriend" and a lonely man livingrandom girl she touched on her way to the In-Between, is observed by Susie as they undergo their own personal and public lives. Susie even watches Mr. Harvey, her rapist, struggle to overcome his obsession with young girls. As she starts to adjust to her life in Heaven, she is given a map that leads her neighborhood. She then goesto a field in between and forwhich she meets the most partother victims of George Harvey. She is told that if she just leftlets go of her life on earth, she will be able to watching her family and friends.fully enjoy all the liberties of Heaven. Her death surprisingly brings everybody closer together along with tearing them apart, two consequences that really go hand in hand in the story. Susie has a beautiful world in in between but is longing to go back down to Earth for her lover, and eventually she does.But even without being on Earth physically, she seems to always be spiritually in everybody's hearts and minds. This book could make anyone want to go tominds, even as they grow and recover from the gaping hole left in betweentheir lives by Susie's disappearance, and their inability to convict Mr. Harvey as her murderer, no matter how many people are convinced.