Lillian Cauldwell has written an imaginative, multi-cultural, adventurous mystery with a riveting twist. The young and inquisitive heroine, Anna-Mae, along with her brother Malcom and their best friend Raul want to change the status quo at school and so they stir the pot with their curious antics and with grandmother's sage advice. In her endless quest to be understood, Anna-Mae teaches us courage, acceptance and resolve through her paranormal interactions with a mysterious ghost with a message. This coming of age story allows us to understand how fear and struggle with school friends are resolved by tapping into the available energy of supernatural forces. Lillian breathes life into this heartfelt mystery through her creativity and intelligent metaphors. It fills up our senses and guides us through an emotional roller coaster that we cannot ignore. If Harry Potter read this book he would want to take a class from Anna-Mae. --Anna Maria Prezio, Ph.D., Author of "Confessions of a Feng Shui Ghost-Buster"
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Lillian Cauldwell has written an imaginative, multi-cultural, adventurous mystery with a riveting twist. The young and inquisitive heroine, Anna-Mae, along with her brother Malcom and their best friend Raul want to change the status quo at school and so they stir the pot with their curious antics and with grandmother's sage advice. In her endless quest to be understood, Anna-Mae teaches us courage, acceptance and resolve through her paranormal interactions with a mysterious ghost with a message. This coming of age story allows us to understand how fear and struggle with school friends are resolved by tapping into the available energy of supernatural forces. Lillian breathes life into this heartfelt mystery through her creativity and intelligent metaphors. It fills up our senses and guides us through an emotional roller coaster that we cannot ignore. If Harry Potter read this book he would want to take a class from Anna-Mae.
Anna Maria Prezio, Ph.D., Best Selling Author of "Confessions of a Feng Shui Ghost-Buster"
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This review is from: Anna Mae Mysteries: The Golden Treasure (Paperback)
An outcast in her highly segregated school in Georgia, 12-year-old Anna Mae Botts spends most of her time with her little brother, Malcolm, and her best friend, Raul.
The start of a new school year promises that things won't be any different, when, already late for school on the first day, the trio is waylaid in the school yard by a ginger root with a mind of its own and a disembodied, floating black hand. Both mysterious and mischievous, the hand drops clues in the form of scraps of paper, all with the same message: "Find the gold!" Unfortunately, Anna Mae's rival, Stanley Paxton (AKA "The Pit Bull"), also finds himself at the receiving end of the black hand's antics, and his embarrassment brings on a whole new wave of trouble for Anna Mae. Between the hand's actions in dropping more clues in the middle of the classroom and the determination of her classmates to pin all of the recent happenings on her, Anna Mae has trouble enough just getting through the first week of school and maintaining her friendship with Raul. Things get even more stressful when Grandma Zora shows up to watch over Anna Mae and Malcolm, and she's constantly reminding Anna Mae of her paranormal heritage. With the help of her grandmother, friend, and brother, can Anna Mae find the missing confederate gold of Jefferson Davis? I had a difficult time following along with this story, mainly due to the fact that the author skirts around key background information that would give the reader a greater understanding of the characters' motivations. (For example, why is Anna Mae so shunned to begin with? Why is her school so incredibly segregated? Does Grandma Zora practice voodoo, or something else?) Nevertheless, one has to admire the blend of Civil War history and mystery, and the author's promise of more books in this series that will expand the world of Anna Mae for the reader. Reviewed by: Allison Fraclose
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This review is from: Anna Mae Mysteries: The Golden Treasure (Paperback)
This is a seat hanger and seat hugger book for anyone to read and enjoy. It starts out with a phantom black fist blocking Anna Mae, Malcolm and Raul from getting into school. It ends with them finding the fabled lost gold treasure of Jefferson Davis, but with a bit of a twist. A paranormal mystery for anyone who loves their adventures served in a roller coaster read. Heartily recommend it!
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