Death in the Tallgrass by Rogers, Andrea L.

The author of the Walter Award-winning Man Made Monsters and the Caldecott Medal-winning ChoochHelped delivers a thriller that reads like Holes for a new generation--a murder mystery interwoven with Cherokee history and culture.

The hills of northeastern Oklahoma. 1968. Cynthia and her family have moved onto their grandfather's ranch in the hills of Oklahoma. There's any number of problems she can see with her new situation, but the main one is plain: Grandfather Wilson is not a good man. But with her sisters and her parents--and the opportunity to reconnect with her Cherokee heritage--it's at least manageable.

Until a strange girl shows up on the ranch and Cynthia's life is changed forever. For she soon realizes that death lurks within the beautiful prairie grass around them...and a terrible secret that will tear their family apart if she lets it.

From the matchless pen of Andrea L. Rogers comes a story as sharp as the unseen blade and as soft as a baby chick, impossible to let go.

Author: Andrea L. Rogers
Publisher: Levine Querido
Published: 09/15/2026
Pages: 192
Binding Type: Hardcover
Weight: 0.85lbs
Size: 8.30h x 5.80w x 0.90d
ISBN: 9781646146345
Audience: Ages 9-12

Review Citation(s):
School Library Journal 06/12/2026 pg. 1
Booklist 08/01/2026
Kirkus Reviews 08/15/2026
Publishers Weekly 08/31/2026
Horn Book Magazine 09/01/2026 pg. 76

About the Author
Andrea L. Rogers is a citizen of the Cherokee Nation. She grew up in Tulsa, OK, and graduated with an MFA from the Institute of American Indian Arts in Santa Fe, NM. She writes for children and young adults and is the author of the Walter and Whippoorwill Award-winning Man Made Monsters as well as the Caldecott Medal-winning ChoochHelped.

Andrea lives in Mountainburg, Arkansas with her family and can be found at www.andrealrogers.com.