Andrea Carter and the Family Secret (free book)

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Title: ANDREA CARTER AND THE FAMILY SECRET
Author: Susan K. Marlow
Publisher: Kregel Publications
February 2008
ISBN: 978-0-8254-3365-8
Genre: Inspirational/youth/historical

Andrea Carter and her friends, Cory and Rosa, are out riding their horses and planning on going fishing when they discover a man half drowned in the river. Cory and Andrea pull him out, and discover that he’s a gambler. He refuses to go to town and asks Andi to bring him some grub every day and he’ll be fine.

When Andrea returns to her ranch, she is horrified to discover that she has a sister she never even knew existed. Kate has three children, and her oldest one is almost as old as Andrea. The three children are rowdy brats, and Andrea isn’t quite sure how to handle them, especially when she finds herself in the middle of unexpected scuffles.

Andrea is angry and hurt when she discovers Kate. Why has her family never told her she had a sister? Why was Kate such a big secret?

ANDREA CARTER AND THE FAMILY SECRET is the third book in the Circle C Adventure series, but it easily stands alone. Tweener girls will identify with Andrea, and feel almost as though she is their friend. My twelve-year-old daughter loves these books because they have horses in them.

Andi Carter is realistically developed, and the scrapes she gets into are sometimes amusing, sometimes quite serious. I figured out part of the mystery in this book quite quickly, so I didn’t have any surprises.

Pick up your own copy of ANDREA CARTER AND THE FAMILY SECRET today for your favorite eight- to twelve-year-old girl. They will love this book, and the previous ones in the series. $7.99. 140 pages.