Secrets of a Summer Spy

By Janice Jones and Janice Jones

Book Overview

Close as Clams

Thirteen-year-old Ronnie was looking forward to summer on Harbor Island with her best friends, Mia and Charlie. The trio called themselves "The Clamdiggers," because they were as close as clams. They did everything together: boating, waterskiing, fishing, swimming, exploring the wild areas of the island, and playing their favorite after-dark game-spying on the Island's residents. Except, that is, for the one person they never spied on-the Island's eccentric catlady, Mrs. Peet. They sometimes see the old woman wandering in the woods with her pack of half-wild cats. They had been warned by their parents to keep away.

Caught by The Old Catlady

Ronnie's summer plans fall apart because Mia and Charlie are growing up faster than she is. Mia claims that Charlie is her boyfriend now. One night when Mia and Charlie go off together, leaving Ronnie alone on the beach, she decides to do something that will impress Charlie. Planning to tell him all about it the next day, she spies on the catlady. She is crouched in the bushes by the old woman's back step when Mrs. Peet opens the door, discovers Ronnie, and invites her into her house to meet her "family" (her cats). Ronnie's first impulse is to run, but then she realizes that this is her opportunity to have a great story to tell Jimmy, and she bravely walks into the house. She discovers that Mrs. Peet is lonely and poor-she struggles to keep her "family" fed. She also learns that Fern, is an eighty-three-year-old retired concert pianist, who had a brilliant career on the world stage, until arthritis crippled her hands. When Fern offers to give Ronnie piano lessons, she finds herself excited to learn to play music.

Clamdiggers to the Rescue?

When Fern's son threatens to move her into a retirement residence, Fern tells Ronnie that she would rather die than be taken away from her family and no longer be able to roam the island's wilderness. Ronnie hatches a plan to get Fern's son to change his mind, But she needs Mia and Charlie's help. Will the Clamdiggers work together to rescue Fern? Will Ronnie be able to keep her relationship with Fern from her parents? Will she discover what Fern did with her savings?

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: B0DDGXYMKV
• ISBN13: 9798989097845
• Release Date: August 2024
• Publisher: Lou-Jan Press
• Length: 166 Pages
• Weight: 0.41 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.4" x 5.0" x 8.0"
• Age Range: 13 to 17 years
• Grade Range: Grades 8 to 12

Customer Reviews

Awesome book!

This book is one of the best books I've read in a long time. It had a lot of good story themes and I kind of related to some of the situations in the book. I give this book 4 stars because I would recommend it to everyone. The ending was the best part in the book because at the end the book really came together. I am kind of interested in finding another book by Janice Jones but I am starting to think that she quit after her first novel.