Author: Gloria Repp
Genre: Contemporary, Mystery
Recommended Age: 12-14
Date Published: 1988
Summary: When Connie Lawrence, her brother, and her mom go to visit her Aunt Laura, she stumbles into a mystery that could bankrupt her aunt’s home. As Connie desperately searches for the missing golden cowrie her uncle may have hidden before he died, she finds herself entangled in a problem that only she can figure out.
Notes from The Radical Reader:
- Noble Characters: Connie has lived in a Christian home her whole life, but never really considered what it means to trust God with everything. When she finds herself faced with a mystery that truly tests her faith in God, she must reconsider what she has learned and see if she actually believes it.
- Captivating Plots: After her husband’s death, Aunt Laura may lose her home. That is, unless Connie can find the valuable golden cowrie shell her uncle hid. But why did he hide it? And who else is looking for the shell?
- Elaborate Worlds: Aunt Laura’s home and the surrounding countryside in New Jersey has many incredible places to practice photography, explore, and get entangled in the mysterious happenings around the home. Can Connie find the golden cowrie before her family has to leave, or will Aunt Laura lose her home?
