Candice was spending a few months in her grandmother's home town of Lambert, South Carolina. She was going there with her mom while their house in Atlanta was being renovated for sale. A lot had been going on in Candice's life. Her parents were divorcing and she had lost her grandmother to a heart attack. Candice did not want to go to Lambert and be uprooted from her friends and father. Yet, there was an even bigger reason. Her grandmother had been fired from her job as city administrator for digging up the tennis courts for no apparent reason and then left town in shame.

After arriving in Lambert, Candice made a friend, Brandon, who lived across the street. One day when she and Brandon were exploring the attic, they found a letter from her grandmother that may help unfold the mystery of why she dug up the town tennis court.

This book was a delight to read. I loved the mystery/puzzle aspect as well as they way it addressed some social issues. It was written with two perspectives, present day and then snippets from the past to explain the history behind the central events in the book. I think the mystery aspect would keep middle grade readers engaged while also educating them on the history of the Jim Crow south as well as other issues of today. It was creative, relevant and exceptionally well done.