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A Summer Secret (2010)

by Kathleen Fuller(Favorite Author)

4.11 of 5 Votes: 2

ISBN

140031593X (ISBN13: 9781400315932)

languge

English

genre

Young Adult Fiction

publisher

Tommy Nelson

series

Mysteries of Middlefield

review 1: With three brothers always in her way, thirteen year old Mary Beth longs for a place where she can be by herself for awhile and write in her journal. She finds such a place in an abandoned barn and relishes her time there but not for long. She has reason to suspect that someone else is staying in the barn. When Mary Beth and her brother Johnny find out who is staying in the barn, they have some major decisions to make.Kathleen Fuller, author of two adult books set in the Amish Community (A Man of His Word (Hearts of Middlefield Series, Book 1) and An Honest Love (Hearts of Middlefield Series, Book 2)) has started a new series aimed at young adults and "A Summer Secret" is the delightful first book in the series. The book reminded me vaguely of the first book in the Trixie ... moreBelden series that I loved as a kid (The Secret of the Mansion (Trixie Belden #1)) and if this series is as good as the early books in the Trixie Belden series readers are in for a real treat. Readers with younger (or older) siblings will empathize with Mary Beth wanting a place to call her own where she can be by herself, write in her journal and draw. While the book is set in the Amish Community where religion and simple living play a major part, Mary Beth and her siblings are normal children, only perhaps with more chores. The book teaches readers about the Amish faith without preaching about it. Sawyer (I love that name!) provides a good contrast to the Amish life - in some ways he represents the reader as he ask questions about things like the way the Amish dress. While the book is labeled a mystery, Mary Beth and Johnny solve it pretty quickly - the book is really about keeping secrets and figuring out when and how to do the right thing for all involved.While "A Summer Secret" is aimed at young adult readers, older readers who read the first two books in Fuller's "Hearts of Middlefield" series may want to read it since it is directly connected to that series, especially An Honest Love (Hearts of Middlefield Series, Book 2) - if you want to know what happened to certain characters in that book you'll definitely want to read "A Summer Secret"."A Summer Secret" is a nicely done young adult novel set in the Amish community.
review 2: I began reading this today. It gives you the info on certain Amish terms that are in the book, that are different than we would be used to seeing. (example: boppli means baby). It starts out in the barn, she is not supposed to be in. She is expected to drop whatever she is doing to help out her family. Mary Beth goes to the barn to escape all this.The Amish terms are italicized to help them stand out for the readers, so you can go back to the front and look it up if needed.This is a pretty good story. It is made for youths, but as an adult I still liked it well enough. I won't give the book away, but it has a nice and easy story line to follow. It has a nice ending, which may make you smile.I have to say I really enjoyed reading this story, and it took me less than a day to finish reading it. less

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