into the dark

This is the second Echo Falls Mystery, and it is just as much fun as the first, which was a best-seller for middle school readers. I particularly like the comfortable blend of realistic family dynamics and a classic young detective character. I hope that there are more mysteries to follow.

Peter Abrahams' website lets me know that I missed the second book in the series. Behind the Curtain preceded this third title, so I must look to adding that one to the library collection.

The website also tells me that the author will be a the Brattleboro book festival on October 2-4.

Vermont is fortunate to have that book festival as well as a Burlington weekend. There is nothing quite like listening to authors talk about their writing, revealing the crossroads of their diverse lives and the literary reflections of them. If you can't make it to a festival, keep an eye on the local bookstores' calendars for interesting author events.

summer reading

I'm starting to think about my Maine get together with old friends and time for enjoying the quiet mornings with fresh coffee and a great book. I've started reading some of the DCF reading list books, and I will alternate those with some of my own choices, including Ireland which will immerse me in Irish history and storytelling tradition.













First we have to finish school - graduation dance tonight, awards assembly tomorrow, boat launch and graduation Wednesday, field day Thursday, and more awards and step-up on Friday. It's such a frenetic pace, but that's what makes the thought of those book-filled mornings so appealing.

I will head upstairs now to finish Into the Dark, by Peter Abrahams, and hope that this author has many more mysteries to invent. The Echo Falls Mystery series is a refreshing addition for middle school readers who previously found little to pursue after mastering the Hardy Boys or Nancy Drew.