The Girls of Oak Court

Sophia E Fredo

• 29 oktober 2012
• 9781475940572

Samenvatting:

Three friends unravel old secretsof a picture-perfect town in this young adult mystery. By poking around the town historical society and badgering Fallons lively grandmother, Nana, the girls realize that something sinister lurks beneath Whitfords bucolic surface. Blair and Fallons friendship feels comfortable and credible.


Kirkus Reviews


Gravestones shimmer in the moonlight, some very old, others frightfully new, forever silent on their tiny island in the middle of Whitford Pond. But why are those buried here so young, mere girls, all of whom appear to have drowned on their 16th birthday?


The girls of Oak CourtFallon, Blair, and Lilaset out to explore why these young women came to meet their untimely deaths at Whitford Pond and in doing so, discover secrets some would prefer to remain forever hidden. Guided by Fallons wise and hilarious Nana and fueled by her obsessive cookie-baking, the girls school history project unravels a story of love, betrayal, and a yearning for revenge that has haunted Whitford for centuries.