Out of a life born into innocence, raised in a peaceful loving family and community comes a discovery catapulting her into a terror filled reality and life changing resolution.
Lucie and Avalon have just finished school, and it's time for summer break. They are ready for three months of fun and adventure. Little do they know, danger is about to spoil their plans. In their small town (where everybody knows everybody), three crimes shock the neighborhood and set everyone on edge. First, there is a liquor store robbery, followed quickly by an act of arson. In both of these cases, the criminal is brought to justice. It's none other than Bob Harden, a known villain and misfit. When local boy Charlie goes missing, though, Bob is not so easy to blame. It might take some sleuthing to solve this one Never ones to back down from adventure, Lucie and Avalon decide to search for the missing boy. The clues are sparse, beyond an odd trail of pennies leading down to the local lake. Soon, the girls are in dangerous circumstances they never expected. Still, they press on, brave as ever, in search of Charlie as they struggle to save summer.
In an age of technology, of reason and certainly intelligence, one would not expect someone's life to follow the path that it does, in which unexpectedly horrific acts are perpetrated by family and others.
This book is about the history and occupants of the Stone House and the Frame House in Druid Hill Park. Architect George A. Frederick designed both houses. The Stone House (also called the Superintendent's House) was built in 1872 and was renovated by the Parks & People Foundation in 2014. The Frame House was built in 1871 and was razed in 1957.
The House that Wanted a Family is a unique and charming story told from the perspective of a house. The house is for sale and sits empty, waiting for a family. It’s a book you’ll want to read again and again...to a child or yourself. The house will be waiting.