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Highlights
- Who is the strange woman in the white car watching Ginger?
- Sunshine State Young Reader's Award (Grades 6-8) 2003 4th Winner, Black-Eyed Susan Award (Grades 6-9) 2001 4th Winner
- 8-12 Years
- 7.76" x 5.1" Paperback
- 160 Pages
- Juvenile Fiction, Social Themes
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About the Book
Ginger Shaw first saw the odd woman following her during a party. Then the strange phone calls start and the woman confronts Ginger. She claims to hold a secret from the past. But when the confrontation turns violent and the woman's idle threats turn deadly, Ginger is forced into a crisis of loyalty and honor.Book Synopsis
Who is the strange woman in the white car watching Ginger? She appears at Ginger's birthday party, at her school, and in front of her house, but Ginger has never met her before. When she confronts Ginger, she reveals a secret that will change Ginger's life. And when the woman's confrontations become threatening, Ginger is forced into a crisis of loyalty and honor--a crisis from which her family might never recover.About the Author
Peg Kehret was born in Wisconsin, grew up in Minnesota, spent fourteen years in California, and now lives with her husband in Washington State. They have two grown children, four grandchildren, one dog, and one cat.Peg's novels for children are regularly recommended by the American Library Association, the International Reading Association, and the Children's Book Council. She has won many state "young reader" or "children's choice" awards. Peg's characters are ordinary kids who find themselves in exciting situations and who use their wits to solve their problems. There is usually humor as well as suspense in her books. A long-time volunteer at The Humane Society, she often uses animals in her stories.
Before she began writing books for children, Peg published plays, short stories, articles, and two books for adults. She is a frequent speaker at conferences for librarians and teachers.
At the age of twelve, Peg had polio and was paralyzed from the neck down. Because she can remember that experience and her year of recovery so vividly, she finds it easy to write in the viewpoint of a twelve or thirteen year old. Most of her main characters are that age. Her autobiography, Small Steps: The Year I Got Polio, won the Golden Kite Award from the Society of Children's Book Writers & Illustrators, and the PEN Center USA West Award for Children's Literature.
When she is not writing, Peg likes to watch baseball, bake cookies, and pump her old player piano.