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"The Summer of Moonlight Secrets is like nothing I've read before: the perfect combination of intrigue, suspense, humor, and folklore. With characters so real you'll think you've met them and a gloriously unique setting, Danette Haworth delivers the whole package."
Barbara O'Connor, author of How to Steal a Dog
"Danette Haworth created a cast of lovable, believable characters, and put them in an absolutely incredible setting." The Children's Book Reporter
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"Haworth's sophomore effort will appeal to fans of her first novel, Violet Raines Almost Got Struck by Lightning, offering another spunky heroine, Allie Jo Jackson, as well as a moonlit mystery at an antebellum hotel."
Scholastic "Teachers' Picks: 18 Road Trip Reads"
"A quick pace . . . a magical frisson . . . The mix of fantasy and light mystery makes for an entertaining read. "
Kirkus Reviews
Allie Jo and Chase are appealing, credibly realistic characters who face both extraordinary events and everyday issues, including resident mean girls. The alternating narratives, including Tara s voice, add suspense and depth to this entertaining and intriguing blend of fantasy and reality, myth and mystery, that celebrates friendship and compassion." Booklist
"The old hotel, with its grand staircase, long halls, crumbling upper floors, secret passages, and abandoned speakeasy, is just as much a character in the book as the young teenagers, all of whom face personal problems. The cast also includes a group of mean girls who taunt Allie Jo, calling her hotel rat, and a creepy man who insists that Tara is his runaway niece. Described in chapters that are alternately narrated by Allie Jo, Chase, and Tara, the summer flows along, filled with ordinary activities like card games and polishing the hotels brass fittings. Then Allie Jo and Chase discover Tara s identity, but are not sure whether to believe her strange story. There is a touch of summer magic and a dollop of mystery in this compelling story."
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