Nothing But a Stranger

by Arlene Hale

This is the summer thet Holly Wescott begins planning for college in the fall, stops going steady with Bernie Mitchell, Meets Tony Phillips, and then uncovers a secret that threatens to shatter her life!

Genres: Young Adult, Contemporary

175 pages, Mass Market Paperback

First published January 1, 1966

About the author

MARY ARLENE HALE (1924-1982) wrote more than 100 books under pseudonyms Arlene Hale, Gail Everett, Louise Christopher, and Lynn Williams. She lived in New London, Iowa, the youngest of four surviving children. Her father died when she was about seven years old when he slipped on ice while carrying a shotgun. Shortly after graduating from high school in 1941, she worked for the Iowa-Illinois Telephone Co., and on a factory assembly line during World War II. Initially she began writing poetry, and had some success with this, then wrote her first book in 1948 and became a full-time novelist in 1954, at the age of 30. She never married and lived with her mother until her death, of cancer, at age 57.

Reviews

[Alyeska · Rating 4 out of 5]

Easy one day read. It was kinda obvious she was adopted and I could sorta guess what was coming next but I still enjoyed the read.

[Cheri · Rating 4 out of 5]

This is a book that a niece read and recommended it to me. I read it when I was younger and really enjoyed it.