Never to be Told

By Becky Citra

Asia has lived with elderly Ira and his wife Maddy on their farm for as long as she can remember. When Ira has a heart attack Asia's world is turned upside down. Faced with the possibility of losing the only family she has ever known, Asia is frightened but fascinated by the appearance of a ghost that only she can see and hear.

• Language: English
• Publisher: Orca Book Publishers
• Release date: Sep 1, 2006
• ISBN: 9781551435176

Becky Citra

Becky Citra is the author of over twenty books, ranging from early chapter books to novels for young adults. She was an elementary school teacher for over twenty-five years and began writing for children in 1995. Becky's books have been shortlisted for and won many awards, including the Red Cedar Award, the Diamond Willow, the Silver Birch and the Sheila A. Egoff Children's Literature Prize. She lives in Salt Spring Island, British Columbia.

Reviews for Never to be Told

[jaelquinn · Rating: 4 out of 5 stars]

This book grabbed me from the moment I picked it up. The characters are engaging and the story was compelling.

[jrlibrary · Rating: 3 out of 5 stars]

Asia has lived with Ira and Maddy for as long as she can remember. When Ira becomes hospitalized due to a heart attack, and Harry, their son, arrives and starts bossing everyone around, Asia is quite distraught. The appearance of a ghost at Cold Creek, and then later, in the hometown of her grandmother Beth, causes Asia to puzzle over the possibilities. A fast, easy read that would appeal mostly to girls, I think.

[catnelson_1 · Rating: 3 out of 5 stars]

A ghost, an old diary and a single white moth change Asia's world forever.