The Fantastic Secret of Owen Jester

Don''t miss Barbara O''Connor''s other middle-grade work—like Wish; Wonderland; How to Steal a Dog; Greetings from Nowhere; Fame and Glory in Freedom, Georgia; and more!

New friends, a frog, and a summer they''ll never forget!

An amazing secret has tumbled off a freight train into Carter, Georgia, and Owen Jester is the only person who knows about it. If he can simply manage to evade his grandfather''s snappish housekeeper, organize his two best friends, and keep his nosy neighbor, Viola, at bay, he just might be in for the summer of a lifetime. With her trademark wit and easy charm, Barbara O''Connor spins a fantastic fable of friends, enemies, and superbly slimy bullfrogs.

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