A Sudden Light — Garth Stein

WHEN A BOY TRIES TO SAVE HIS PARENTS' MARRIAGE, HE UNCOVERS A VAST LEGACY OF FAMILY SECRETS.

In the summer of 1990, fourteen-year-old Trevor Riddell gets his first glimpse of Riddell House. Built from the spoils of a massive timber fortune, the legendary family mansion is constructed of giant, whole trees, and is set on a huge estate overlooking Puget Sound. Trevor's bankrupt parents have begun a trial separation, and his father, Jones Riddell, has brought Trevor to Riddell House with a goal: to join forces with his sister, Serena; dispatch Grandpa Samuel to a nursing home; sell off the house and property for development; divide up the profits; and live happily ever after.

But as he explores the house's secret stairways and hidden rooms, Trevor soon discovers there's someone else living in Riddell House: a ghost with an agenda of his own. Only Trevor's willingness to face the past will reveal the key to his family's future.