LOCKED IN TIME

LOIS DUNCAN

210 PAGES

This story takes place in the steamy south of Louisiana. Nore's dangerous summer vacation all started at her new step family's mansion called Shadow Grove. Shadow Grove is a mansion that is in need of some improvement. It's not a dump, but there are many things like the roof, thier gardens, and other areas that could use some fixing up. The closest that Shadow Grove to anywhere is at least 2 miles away.

Nore (Eleanor) Robbins is a very pretty seventeen year old. She has very smooth and unlined skin, shiny strawberry blonde hair, and trim hips. She feels that this is a very special time in her life, she feels that she is pretty, and that makes her happy. She's been living in Boston, without her father though. Her father,Chuck, had been staying with his new wife and step children. Nore's mother had gotten in a car accident 2 years ago. Her father was a wreck,and he didn't want Nore to see him like that so he sent her to live in Boston while he recovered.

Nore is not at all comfortable with the idea of meeting,and spending the whole summer with her step mother,brother,and sister. But as time passes, Nore notices that there's something odd about this family. It seems like Gabe (Nore's step brother) used to be carefree, but has now become strangely careless,almost to the point of being suicidal. And Josie (Nore's teenage step sister) seems to be wise beyond her years,and truly anguished about something. But it's thier mother,Lisette, who is the mosteerie. Nore is convinced that Lisette considers her a threat to thier world - a world that seems locked in time.

Nore had to figure out the truth for herself. But I don't think that she knew what she was getting into. So with some help from her new friend, Dave Parlange, she trys to get the answers that she needs. But when Nore dig too deep,Lisette lets her know it. When others start to catch on to what Nores been telling them, Lisette gets scared that the truth might come out. So she takes off befroe anyone finds out that..........

I think that this a a really great book. I'd recommend it to someone who is in for an adventure,because you wont want to put it down once you've started. If i had to make one comment about this book, I would have to say page turner!! Home Page

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