Tether's End |
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| Author:
| Conelly, William |
| ISBN: | 978-1-4792-9050-5 |
| Publication Date: | Aug 2013 |
| Publisher: | CreateSpace Independent Publishing Platform
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| Book Format: | Paperback |
| List Price: | USD $18.00 |
Book Description:
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Martin Heydekker will not be home this summer. While his parents tour Britain, France and Scotland, hiking and sight-seeing, pitching up in tents and hostels perhaps better suited to younger people, Martin will live with his Uncle Chick at a camp on a lake in Maine, five long hours from home. Tether's End. Martin feels abandoned. He feels his parents are hiding from him, hiding a secret about their marriage.Uncle Chick is a solid and supportive enough fellow, but Martin's summer...
More DescriptionMartin Heydekker will not be home this summer. While his parents tour Britain, France and Scotland, hiking and sight-seeing, pitching up in tents and hostels perhaps better suited to younger people, Martin will live with his Uncle Chick at a camp on a lake in Maine, five long hours from home. Tether's End. Martin feels abandoned. He feels his parents are hiding from him, hiding a secret about their marriage.Uncle Chick is a solid and supportive enough fellow, but Martin's summer friend-Suzy, from the next camp over-maintains that Chick is gay. Gay? Nine year-old Martin is not sure what the word means, nor why Suzy should respond to it the way she does...