In this coming-of-age story, eleven-year-old Celeste is at the quarry with her father when he tells her something that frightens her. More revelations follow from her mother and her best friend, Kathy. Celeste will remember this summer always.
Something of Substance, is the first in a series of stories about Celeste. For more stories about Celeste's life, see, AS CRAZY AS YOU, A Collection of Short Stories.
REFLECTIONS AND ACCIDENTS, A Collection of Short Stories, is yet another collection of short stories by Inge Moore..
An abridged version of this story was included in Inge Moore's collection As Crazy As You, so I almost skipped this story on its own. I'm glad I didn't; this expanded story adds much more depth to Celeste's character and gives motivation for her choices in the rest of the stories in that collection. Probably the best story of the author's I've read so far, because it shows the reader so much about the character based on not only her actions but the actions of those around her.