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A Summer for Secrets
Haunted by images of a child in peril, Laura, a clairvoyant junior high school student, attempts to locate and aid the unknown child and blunders into the midst of a kidnapping.
105 pages, Paperback
First published July 1, 1989
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About the author
Lou Kassem
11 books6 followersBorn 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."
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."
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January 24, 2015
When Laura was six, she saw a truck hitting the car she was in with her mom and brother. Laura's mom said it was just a dream, but a few minutes later, what Laura saw came true.
Later the story was retold to family about what Laura saw and how it saved them in the car. She was called many names and looked at strange. It was then Laura knew she was different.
She still sees things, but has kept it secret. Laura just wants to be normal, but she'll learn being different isn't so bad.
In 2013 I read A Haunting in Williamsburg also by this author, and I really enjoyed that book. It was much better than I had expected. While I think A Haunting in Williamsburg is better, this was a pretty good story too. Laura is a very likable character and she is easy to relate to. While I haven't seen future things like she has, I can relate to being able to see things other people can not.
It was a good book.
Later the story was retold to family about what Laura saw and how it saved them in the car. She was called many names and looked at strange. It was then Laura knew she was different.
She still sees things, but has kept it secret. Laura just wants to be normal, but she'll learn being different isn't so bad.
In 2013 I read A Haunting in Williamsburg also by this author, and I really enjoyed that book. It was much better than I had expected. While I think A Haunting in Williamsburg is better, this was a pretty good story too. Laura is a very likable character and she is easy to relate to. While I haven't seen future things like she has, I can relate to being able to see things other people can not.
It was a good book.
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