A Long Way from Welcome A Mystery in Paris by Echo Lewis Library: Morning Gate Books Timeline: Contemporary France 182 pp, Quality Softcover, Ages 12-up, RL5 Item # 64-7 — $2.00 Quantity:  or order by phone: 1-800-757-6831

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Cities scare Maggie McGilligan, so does change. But Welcome is Maggie’s town, her own beloved small-town, USA, full of its unique, familiar cadence and beat of train whistles, harvesting and woodland creatures. Maggie realizes that some change is inevitable now that her widowed mother, Mara, is about to marry Bartholomew Britt, a rugged carpenter from the Yukon. When Mara and Bartholomew inform her that they might have to sell her home and refuge, “Tara,” the floor of Maggie’s world begins to tilt. Mara and Bartholomew, while remodeling Tara, arrange for Maggie to stay with Bartholomew’s sister, a well-known painter who lives—in Paris! Not only that, his sister is a nun! A convent in Paris, France? New friends and mysterious happenings in both Welcome and Paris unfold for Maggie as she catches the rhythm of life happening. . .a long way from Welcome.

 

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Reviews

"This exciting new page-turner has characters so real you can see their faces, taste their favorite donuts, and hardly wait to see what happens next. Although it is written for young people, adults will enjoy this book too."
-- Mary Bazzett, writer and editor

"From the beginning, the book catches you. Throughout it there is a balance—it doesn’t drone, and doesn’t leave you guessing. And the story-line is not at all dull. It is constantly changing, from beginning to end. Maggie, the main character, is perceived and brought to life beautifully. She is perfectly normal with good and bad sides. [Echo Lewis] has made the whole story very life-like and interesting, and very readable."
-- Anna-Marie Treloar, age 12