The Druid Curse

by Lou Kassem

Sharing in the centuries-long terror of an ancient curse that causes young girls to disappear when in the presence of an evil oak tree, Penny Brown meets newcomer Ac Williams, who vows to destroy the Druid Oak.

Genres: Childrens

Paperback

Published January 1, 1994

About the author

Born in Tennessee in 1931, Kassem attended East Tennessee State College. Married in 1951, she had four daughters and began her storytelling career entertaining her own children. As a school librarian she further refined her storytelling skills, and is now the author of a dozen juvenile novels representing a variety of genres, among them humor, mystery, history, and the supernatural.
Often setting her novels in Virginia, where she has lived and worked for many years, Kassem has, according to Sally Harris in the Roanoke Times, "always been a storyteller." As the versatile author once commented, "For me, writing is like breathing: absolutely necessary. Reading is the bread that sustains me. Speaking about writing is my pleasure."

Reviews

[Doris · Rating 5 out of 5]

This book is a must read for anyone who is interested in small town dynamics, mountain people, and how children handle being bullied.

It is also a classic tale of a Druid who brings his evil ways forward centuries from 1675 to the current time frame... killing young girls along the way.

Our heroes, Penny and Christopher, are two teens who need to solve the mystery of the curse, for their own reasons. While doing so, they build a strong friendship which promises to turn into a romance, but has a strong core of trust not lust.

Along the way, Penny deals with bullying by her peers, and Christopher tries to find out a truth about his family.