Home Alone

by Lisa Church

Eleven-year-old Winnie Frazier feels very grown-up and mature. When she convinces her mother she is old enough to babysit her younger brother, she thinks life can get no better. However, when a hurricane-force storm moves in, Winnie is left in charge. She faces dangerous winds, a power outage, and no phone service. What is that noise in the basement? And is that a man lurking in the yard? Can Winnie act like the grown-up she professes to be, or will she give in to her fears and crumble when her brother needs her the most?

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First published September 18, 2013

About the author

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Lisa Church is a mother of three, author of 12 books, graduate of Penn State University, and elementary teacher with over 30 years of experience. She resides in Hollidaysburg, Pennsylvania with her husband, children, a loyal crazy, a crazy cairn terrier, a cat named Phineas, and a kitten who could set a world-record for loudest and most constant purr.

Church is the author of a parenting guide, numerous curriculum materials, four juvenile fiction pieces, an adult murder mystery, a romance novel, and five abridged novels through Sterling / Barnes & Noble's well known Classic Starts Series. She continues to teach, write, and garner inspiration from her family, friends, and the world around her.

Publications
Everyday Creative Play: Simple Fun Things You Can Do to Help Your Preschooler Learn (Fairview Press, 1998)

Mystery on the Mayflower (PublishAmerica, 2001 & TurtleBack Books, 2002)

Be Careful What You Wish For (Perfection Learning Corporation, 2002)

The Secret of Fairwind Estates, A Silver Dagger Mystery (The Overmountain Press, 2003)

Black Beauty, Retold from the Anna Sewell Original (Sterling, 2005)

20,000 Leagues Under the Sea, Retold from the Jules Verne Original (Sterling, 2006)

Heidi, Retold from the Johanna Spyri Original (Sterling, 2007)

The Jungle Book, Retold from the Rudyard Kipling Original (Sterling, 2008)

Ballet Stories, Retold from the Classic Originals (Sterling, 2010)

Maddie's Secret (Astraea Press, 2013)

And coming soon......
The Diversion, Topaz Publishing

Home Alone, Astraea Press

Reviews

[Emily · Rating 4 out of 5]

This was a very quick read about Winnie and Alec, who are allowed to stay home by themselves for the first time. All does not go as planned as a big storm hits and prevents their parents from returning home.
I liked this story. We were able to see Winnie step up and do what needed to be done to help her brother feel better during a scary time. Alec also helped his sister by being supportive of her decisions. This is a great story for children, especially babysitting-aged kids.