What's the Name of That Book??? discussion

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The Story of the Treasure Seekers
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SOLVED. YA fiction narrated by 3 siblings (first person plural), maybe a mystery. [s]
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The Kneebone Boy (2010) by Ellen Potter seems to use a similar narrator gimmick. Perhaps there are book reviews that mention the book you're looking for.
One Goodreads reviewer says, "We're told in the beginning that one of the Hardscrabble siblings is writing the story, but can't say who it is: "They said it's because the story belongs to all three of us, and I suppose they're right, but it seems unfair since I'm doing all the work. No one can stop you from guessing though."
One Goodreads reviewer says, "We're told in the beginning that one of the Hardscrabble siblings is writing the story, but can't say who it is: "They said it's because the story belongs to all three of us, and I suppose they're right, but it seems unfair since I'm doing all the work. No one can stop you from guessing though."


If not, the literary style is known as "first person plural" - there might be a list of books narrated this way somewhere online...


On the first page the narrator says:
"It is one of us that tells this story – but I shall not tell you which: only at the very end perhaps I will. While the story is going on you may be trying to guess, only I bet you don't."

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The Story of the Treasure Seekers (other topics)Flower Children (other topics)
The Kneebone Boy (other topics)
The main thing I remember is that the main characters were three siblings - I think two girls and a boy. The book was narrated as if it was written by the siblings as a group (e.g. "We went outside/we thought it would rain" etc) If you've read The Parasites by Daphne du Maurier, it's the same style of narration.
However, this book had a twist where the reader was told that only one of the siblings had actually "written" the book and the reader is supposed to try and work out which sibling is the narrator. There are clues throughout the book, something to do with the names - I think only two of the siblings are mentioned by name ("Fred did this/Mary did that")* but the narrator never refers to him/herself in the third person in that way, so the one person who is never named is the narrator.
*not actual character names, just an example
Unfortunately I can't remember much of the actual plot, just the narrator gimmick. It may have been a mystery or a problem which the siblings had to solve - maybe something to do with their parents? The siblings spent a lot of time together as a group, hence the group narration, and I think they spent a lot of time walking outside, maybe by a lake or river.
That's all I can remember, any help appreciated!