Imagine digging a hole in the sand during your summer vacation at the beach and finding a trunk that’s been buried there since World War II. The past and the present converge when two cousins, who are playing in the sand at Bethany Beach, Delaware on a bright summer morning, discover the decades-old trunk. The discovery forever changes their lives. This thriller for the young-at-heart is rich with the history of German U-boat warfare off the Mid-Atlantic seacoast, the intrigue of stolen identities, and a collection of mysterious photographs from the past. Readers will love getting to know the woman who lived in Rose Cottage during the war years with her dogs Licorice and Vanilla. Who will solve the mystery of the unknown person who left a fortune for the ages buried in the dunes? After so much time has passed, will it even be possible to uncover the truth of who abandoned the SECRET IN THE SAND?
What Readers Are Saying
“This is a heck of a good read.”
“SECRET IN THE SAND would make a terrific Disney movie.”
“I hope there really was a Rose Cottage somewhere. I love Rose Cottage and want to live there.”
“Love the dogs! Great names!”
“I always wondered what it would have been like to live at the beach during the war and before it all got built up. Now I feel like I know what it was like here in Bethany back in the day.”
“This is not just a book for kids. It’s a book grownups will love, too.”
“The story of the German U-boats and the destruction they brought to the Mid-Atlantic coast of the United States is an underreported part of history. SECRET IN THE SAND really makes that time come alive.”
“I’m really glad to read a book about Delaware. Lots of people don’t even know Delaware is a state.”
“I know the author is not the right age to have lived this story, but when I read SECRET IN THE SAND, I felt it was autobiographical. It was so real.”
“How great that you put in so much history. Kids don’t get enough exposure to history these days.”