Title: A Worthy Sequel
Product review: This, the second book in the Echo Falls mystery series featuring 13-year-old Ingrid, is as good as the first. Abrahams has the ability to create 13- and 14-year-olds who are real people, not "kids." Yes, they are teens, but they have left childhood behind and haven't yet entered adulthood. Sometimes they act wise and mature, sometimes they don't. But at no time are the characters in this book "cute." They're real.In this book, in addition to the conflict with her father wanting Grampy's farm land for commercial development (something that really bothers Ingrid, who wants the land to remain farm land), there's something going on with Ingrid's older brother (who is, she discovers, taking steroids). And there's something extra-strange going on at the company where her father works. As she tries to figure out what's going on -- Ingrid is kidnapped. This was a great twist in the story, something I wasn't expecting. Definitely recommended.
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