L. T. Downing

Island of the Stone Boy L. T. Downing 1st edition

Is death the only way off McGraw Island? Bret Carver has been through a lot lately. First, his big sister died. Then his parents began fighting non-stop. His life couldn?t get any worse. At least, that?s what he thought before his mother won a vacation to a private island resort. McGraw Island isn?t Bret?s idea of a dream destination. The hotel owners are freaks. Their niece is a snob. And the island?s rightful heir, a boy who drowned in 1968, haunts the place, searching for the mother who abandoned him. When a hidden portrait reveals that Bret?s mother is a dead ringer for the ghost?s mother, Bret realizes all the ?accidents? haven?t been accidental. The ghost has mistaken Bret?s mom for his own?and he?ll kill to be reunited. Reading Level -- Middle Grades: Grade 4+ (Students, parents and siblings)