Ride a Summer Wind

<p><strong style=background-color: rgba(255 255 255 1); color: rgba(36 36 36 1)>Ride a Summer Wind--</strong></p><p><span style=background-color: rgba(255 255 255 1); color: rgba(36 36 36 1)>Lutie McBride and his granddaughter Buddie (and their small town of Whistler Indiana) come to life in this captivating mystery for kids. Novelist Ann Cavera brilliantly weaves a stolen vase Abraham Lincoln secret caves a teenage crush mandolins and banjos and much more together resulting in a multi-faceted story that kids will love. Cavera doesn't shy away from the grim reality of poverty and loss and-as honest and broken as some of her characters are-readers are left with a sense of hope as well as a reminder of the value of regarding others with respect and love.</span></p><p><strong style=background-color: rgba(255 255 255 1); color: rgba(36 36 36 1)>-Jennifer Grant</strong><span style=background-color: rgba(255 255 255 1); color: rgba(36 36 36 1)> award-winning author of many books for adults and for children including </span><em style=background-color: rgba(255 255 255 1); color: rgba(36 36 36 1)>Finding Calm in Nature</em><span style=background-color: rgba(255 255 255 1); color: rgba(36 36 36 1)>.</span></p><p><br></p>