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Summer at Forsaken Lake
Written by Michael D. Beil
Narrated by Thomas Vincent Kelly
Rating: 3.5 out of 5 stars
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With their father en route to Africa for Doctors Without Borders, city-kids Nicholas and younger twin sisters Haley and Hetty are off to spend the summer with their Great-Uncle Nick at his house on Forsaken Lake. Despite some initial doubts, Nicholas is right at home in the country: he learns to sail, learns about his father as a boy, and makes fast friends with a local-girl, the tomboy Charlie.
The summer takes a turn toward the mysterious, though, when Nicholas discovers an old movie that his father made as a boy: it tells the story of the local legend, The Seaweed Strangler, but was never finished. Before long Nicholas wants answers both about the legend, and about the movie. Together, he and Charlie work to uncover the truth and discover some long-buried family secrets along the way.
In this lovely middle-grade novel, Michael D. Beil has invoked one of his own favorites, We Didn't Mean to Go to Sea, as well as other great summer books of years-past.
The summer takes a turn toward the mysterious, though, when Nicholas discovers an old movie that his father made as a boy: it tells the story of the local legend, The Seaweed Strangler, but was never finished. Before long Nicholas wants answers both about the legend, and about the movie. Together, he and Charlie work to uncover the truth and discover some long-buried family secrets along the way.
In this lovely middle-grade novel, Michael D. Beil has invoked one of his own favorites, We Didn't Mean to Go to Sea, as well as other great summer books of years-past.
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Reviews for Summer at Forsaken Lake
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- Rating: 3 out of 5 stars3/5Nicholas, from NYC, is sent to spend the summer with his uncle (who is distractingly named Nick) in a small town on a lake in Ohio. He immediately befriends a girl named Charlie and they are connected at the hip the rest of the summer, making one wonder if Charlie was friendless before Nicholas arrived. Nicholas finds an incomplete film that his father made when he was 14 and a love letter from Charlie's mother to Nicholas' father, which leads the two to investigate a series of events that happened in town at the time their parents were teens. Events that involved the making of a film, budding love, and sunken sailboat, and who was responsible for its sinking.It took a little while to get into this one. It is very plot focused, with minimal insight into the emotional lives of the characters. While the plot was fairly interesting, I never felt any deep kinship or emotional attachment to Nicholas, Charlie, or Nick, and all of the other characters were little more than sketches.Perhaps recommended for fans of kid's summer adventures or sailing fanatics, but for anyone else it doesn't quite meet the bar.
- Rating: 4 out of 5 stars4/5Loved this book! Now I'm ready for a lake-side vacation.
- Rating: 4 out of 5 stars4/5Summer at Forsaken Lake is a sweet and nostalgic story. Nicholas, Hetty and Haley Mettleson are sent to spend the summer in Deming, Ohio with their great uncle that they barely know and they are not happy about it. However, once they arrive they find they enjoy the small town life. Uncle Nick teaches them how to sail and they have quite a few adventures during their time in Ohio. This book was enjoyable and has the potential to become an instant classic.
- Rating: 3 out of 5 stars3/5Mellow read, takes you back to youthful summers. Enjoyed the way reading "We weren't meant to go to Sea" tied into the plot and how often books were tied into the plot. Nicholas' Uncle Nick was a great mentor to teach Nicholas and his twin sisters how to sail. They got a chance to learn some family history and discover their father's childhood at the same time following his footsteps lead them to some hidden truths.Fun summertime read
- Rating: 4 out of 5 stars4/5It took a little while to get into this book, but I truly enjoyed it by the end. Nicholas and his twin sisters are spending their summer at their great-uncle's house just as their Dad did when he was young. They meet Charlie, a neighbor girl, and learn that their Dad and Charlie's Mom were good friends. Part adventure story, part mystery, the kids resolve a long-standing injustice as well as learn to sail, ride bikes, and enjoy summer in the country.
- Rating: 4 out of 5 stars4/5Summertime, summertime, sum, sum, summertime! If you're a kid ages 10-12 you'll love this book. If you're an adult like me who never had the chance to spend a summer vacation on a lake, you'll love it, too. What a gem of a book. A perfect book to read on a screened porch sitting in a big old chair with a tall glass of lemonade at hand. And, yes, it's perfectly okay for adults to read kids' books. I give you my permission.