September means one thing for most people, back to school. This is usually a happy occasion because it signifies a fresh start: getting back into a regular routine, meeting up with friends you haven’t seen for months and becoming involved in activities.
However, there is a dark side to the journey through school. Almost 6,000,000 kids, nearly 30% of all children, are either bullied or are doing the bullying in this country. The issue of bullying is at the heart of Megan Kelley Hall’s upcoming release THE LOST SISTER (Kensington, August 2009), the eagerly anticipated sequel to SISTERS OF MISERY.
THE LOST SISTER isn’t just about bullying. It’s about love and fear, faith and trust, honesty and the power of hope. It is a beautiful story about the power of female friendship and sisterhood, but also illustrates the dark side of jealousy and envy.
Megan Kelley Hall has written a dramatic, exciting and beautiful portrayal of the uncertainty of life and the power certain girls can hold over their “friends.”
Book Summary:
Sisters are born, not chosen. . .
Maddie Crane is grappling with the disappearance of Cordelia LeClaire, and trying to escape the grasp of The Sisters of Misery–an insidious clique of the school’s most powerful girls, whose pranks have set off a chain of horrific events, and who have Maddie in their sights-
Beware the sister betrayed. . .
Now in a prestigious boarding school far away from her mysterious hometown of Hawthorne, Massachusetts, Maddie feels free from danger. But when an unmarked envelope arrives at her dorm containing a single ominous tarot card, Maddie realizes with terror that some secrets won’t stay buried. Knowing she must return to Hawthorne–a town still scarred by the evil of the Salem witch trials–Maddie prepares to face the fears of her past. . .and the wrath of the sister she wronged.
Kensington Publishing Corp. (August 1, 2009)
