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Category:
Young Adult/Teen
Type: Fiction
Pages: 107
Copyright: March 10, 2008
This book is seven stories of two brothers who have adventures with ghosts, the paranormal. and psychic ESP. A lovely read for the young adult/teen
For fourteen year old Frankie Devers, meeting with ghosts seemed to be an everyday occurance, as his body was being primed for the supernatural. Johnny, his thirteen year old brother, seemed to be caught up in all that was happening to Frankie and is also gifted, but not as heavily.
The brothers first meet the ghost of Abbott Conway, in THE HOUSE ON CABOT ROAD.
Then, while on vacation, the boys meet SIMON, a mentally challenged boy who's been gifted with ESP - (Extrasensory Perception). Another ghost (CAP) the ghost of Captain Jack Desmond, seeks the help of Frank and his brother to catch the man responsible for his death. As a reward, he healed Simon and removed the illness that kept the boy from being normal.
After returning home from their vacation, the brothers wanted to return to a normal life, but that would not be the case, when they headed to the park, to play ball with their friends. The park was empty, so they headed to the swings, where Frankie met the ghost of Candace Mills in SWING.
In THE EMPTY WHEELCHAIR, Frankie was called upon, by Sheriff Connors, to help solve the mystery. In this story, Johnny was introduced to ESP, rather than a ghost, and once again the two brothers get into the mix of things to solve the mystery.
In THE WOLF'S DEN Frankie once again delves into ESP in search of a missing boy, who managed to follow what he thought to be a dog, and in his childish innocence, was befriended by the wolf and its cubs.
Frankie once again was caught up in a ghost mystery in CHARLIE. Charlie was shot dead while trying to help prevent a girl from being raped.
The final story is about ESP in MESSAGE IN A BOTTLE. Our fishing brothers spotted a bottle floating on the water. Johnny scooped it up in his net. Inside the bottle was a message asking for help. Frankie and his brother once again went into action to find a kidnapped girl.
Excerpt
With the fishing gear already in the boat, along with a healthy supply of night crawlers, Johnny climbed in and sat in the middle seat while Frank climbed in and went aft to where the motor was.
“We don’t know anything about the fish in this lake, Frank, so where are we gonna start?” Johnny asked as he grabbed his rod to have it ready.
“We’ll just head out there and find a spot near some weeds. We might find some pickerel or bass. Who knows what might be in here?” Frank replied and pulled the cord to start the motor.
Moments later the eldest brother guided the small boat to a large clump of weeds near the shoreline and Johnny grabbed the small anchor and dropped it overboard so that the boat could stay in place.
As they were fishing, Frank nonchalantly looked around, where they were not familiar with the area, and he could see a large dock not far from where they were and a boy who looked to be about their age was sitting at the end of it, fishing.
“There’s a boy about our age, fishing from that dock,” Frank said casually.
Johnny turned around to see who his brother was talking about. “Maybe we could go over and say hi in a little bit.”
“Why not..? The fish sure aren’t biting. Want to go now?”
“I’ll get the anchor,” Johnny said as he reeled in his line.
With the anchor on board Frank used the oar to push the boat free of the weeds and then started the motor. He kept it on low and steered the bow towards the dock.
As Frank neared the dock he could see a tall heavy-set man leaving the house and was heading towards it. He reached the dock as the boat touched it.
“Can I help you boys?” He asked in a deep voice but with a pleasant manner.
“We’re up here for two weeks on vacation, sir and we saw your son, so we wanted to try and make a friend while we were up here,” Frank said sincerely.
“That’s very nice, son. Your name is?”
“I’m Frank Devers and this is my brother Johnny.”
“Well Frank, my son’s name is Simon Diggs and I’m his father. My name is Ken. When Simon was born he had a mental disorder. Do you know what that means..?”
“Kinda sir..! It means he’s retarded, right?”
“The name retarded might be a little harsh, but it’s close. He’s not dangerous, or at least he hasn’t been, but he doesn’t have any friends because of his handicap.”
“Does that mean we can’t try to be his friends?” Johnny asked.
“I’ll tell you what. If you two want to go over and try to talk to him, I’ll stand back, just off the dock, and see what happens. I would like to see my son have some friends in his life.”
“How old is Simon, sir?” Frank asked.
“He’s fifteen, but I must warn you, he doesn’t think like boys your age.”
“Do you think he might like us to fish with him?”
Tears started to flow down Ken’s face. For the first time since his birth, someone other than a doctor took an interest in his son, and this time it was for friendship.
“He might like that,” Ken replied and wiped the tears from his face.
“Can we talk to him?”
“You can talk to him, son, but remember that he doesn’t think as fast as you and he doesn’t think like a fifteen year old boy, okay?”
“Can I ask a question?”
“Sure!”
“Why is there a railing around your dock? Most docks don’t have one.”
“Where my son is mentally challenged, and is slow, I put the railing up to keep him from falling off the dock. It’s only there for his protection.”
“Can we go and see Simon now?”
“Be my guest. I’ll step off the dock and see what happens.” Ken Diggs stepped back off the dock as the two boys tied the boat to it.
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