Since the beginning of the school year, the Language Arts classes have dived into Lois Duncan's YA suspense novel, Summer of Fear. Protagonist Rachel Bryant has struggled to convince her family of the suspicious feelings she possesses about her cousin, Julia Grant. Although victim to tragedy, the death of her parents, Julia doesn't portray the lost and mourning orphan.
According to Rachel, Julia is a witch. From the untimely death of Rachel's dog, Trickle, to Professor Jarvis's stroke, Rachel has compiled a case against her strange and awkward cousin; however, the family doesn't believe Rachel. Instead, they defend Julia and leave Rachel feeling isolated, confused, and hurt. What is our protagonist to do? Despite all the odds, Rachel commits to her beliefs and plunges ahead. She researches superstitions, covens, the "mind force," and the Ozarks region to discover any clue to help her expose Julia's true nature. Julia isn't blind to these attempts, and Rachel may pay a greater cost for spoiling the reputation Julia so carefully created. In Lois Duncan's popular novel, Rachel must find the courage and fortitude to save her family from Julia's manipulations or risk her world falling apart. Summer of Fear's flashback qualities and first-person point of view narration keeps readers at the edge of their seat as they root for Rachel to uncover the truth.
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Tyler
11/17/2013 08:03:43 am
This was such a good book and I did not expect the ending of the story.
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