Settle in for the details about Saundra's great new yarn:
Nothing ever happened in Ondine, Louisiana, not even the summer Elijah Landry disappeared. His mother knew he ascended to heaven, the police believed he ran away, and his girlfriend thought he was murdered.
Decades later, certain she saw his ghost in the town cemetery, fourteen-year-old Iris Rhame is determined to find out the truth behind "The Incident With the Landry Boy."
Enlisting the help of her best friend Collette, and forced to endure the company of Collette's latest crush, Ben, Iris spends a summer digging into the past and stirring old ghosts, in search of a boy she never knew.
What she doesn't realize is that in a town as small as Ondine, every secret is a family secret.
I think teen books can, and should, be read by grown-ups. Tell my grandma Grace why she should read your book.
Because Shadowed Summer is about friends and family, love and grief, and being human, and I think those things matter no matter your age.
What would your 16-year-old self say if she read your book?
Whoa, that's weird. Iris' dad cooks the exact same thing for dinner that my mom cooks on Fridays...
I am fascinated by writers' inspirations. Tell me about a real-life setting that found its way into your book.
Well, uh... I made up the entire town of Ondine, Louisiana. Even the stores in it. Did I mention Iris' dad makes my mom's Friday dinner?
A screenwriter and author, Saundra Mitchell penned the screenplays for the Fresh Films and Girls in the Director's Chair short film series. Her short story "Ready to Wear" was nominated for a Pushcart Prize, and her first feature film, Revenge Ends, debuted on the festival circuit in 2008. In her free time, she enjoys ghost hunting, papermaking, and spending time with her husband and her two children.
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