Jimmy and the Secret Letter

By Jim Haskin

The Second World War has changed life at Union Lake, Michigan. At age ten, Jimmy has a paper route. One of his subscribers wants Jimmy and his friend Ralph to clean her garage. While cleaning out an old trunk, Jimmy finds a newspaper article from 1932 that tells of two robberies. He also discovers a letter written by one of the robbers to his partner. The stolen money is buried on an island next to a Y-shaped willow tree. Jimmy lives in a county with many lakes and his search for the island leads him from lake to lake and many breathtaking adventures.

Jimmy's friend Ralph wants to win a bet with his older brother on the number of fish they can catch. He also wants to bend the rules to win his bet. Will a sudden storm and a new device help or hinder their efforts to catch fish?

Readers that like a good mystery, a carefully crafted school prank and the summer escapades of Jimmy and Ralph will enjoy 'Jimmy and the Secret letter.'

• Language: English
• Publisher: AuthorHouse
• Release date: Aug 15, 2011
• ISBN: 9781456712419

Jim Haskin

Jim Haskin lives in the State of Washington, is married, and has five daughters and thirteen grandchildren. He enjoys writing, golf, sailing, and the theatre. His home is located on Kelsey Creek in Bellevue, and Jim enjoys watching the returning salmon navigate the creek in the fall. Often during discussions around the d inner table his children and grandchildren would ask, "What was it like when you were growing up." His two books, 'Jimmy and the Big Turtle,' and 'Jimmy and the Secret Letter' tell of life during the great war for two boys growing up in Union Lake, Michigan.

Book preview

���Nabook_preview_excerpt.html�Y�r��x'W G��ȒŢ��$��,� +KL7f��F��h��"�M��.��Oї�t�[q�,�t����{.�9g�j�t���0��qs~֜ߚ̛V�7mk|��,���3�Pou��o�3]�W6[ϔ��̨�- �-����k�ߺ.���7,�Y�>�<{�T���ۥz���rY:Wa���#u�Q��pz�tg���|�X��,Wp�q�*��o�)\m~T'GϏ���?}q��������G=9>9Q���EY*ogE�7����w&~t�ѾUn ۠&��U��jb0��.�2��Th�7��[5��ޚ]����F�y�z]��"&��0fKU�l��Ù
�����{_�V�s(�L�=���-����dݐS�=/�����3����t�Ϯo����x�q��o���K��:u�Ε�H�=soQd�$f��O��\���h��R[l;����ukƊ��Z�*�D`��P�x}V��+�5�I��!̥Yוޜ_}�������'��X�KM�B:�)z���Y: �}����V�����5��k�h[��!%�d�9K4�N u���ʶ�b|�d+6���j�.���Z�+s�CNqen���C�a��6Ԛu�ݜ��n4 =�,�p�� ��8-�"<�%��9a�����G���g�ؠ8�Q R5�'�Қ#�Ut���%$_�O�����e2�ln��h ѱ��ɱt��dt�Z��ڭ�LIn�A��T���<}ј ��!v;?|�(F&�u���$<�<�s�o��% ^C�n�A�~�UA����зD�jfC���3w���<�f":w,����4�S�\w$7�$�-�-�B���B{6t�tҤ�zוǽmLf� �Кs r�*cd�(t\�`�Jt&77�{�]���ؠ
�S4bu'���
0s�c�H}�%�����*���P]A�S9#o�5��V�����ǤTW� H�C) �L�)�;��Sn"��zk�n%���̯L�ݩ�vt(�<ą�qO�W|X���6���� �J ��6Fk�DOL��nF��c�!w�g�h� ËW���hLv��jf)^*�~fl���:췱 ���fD�Nڬk[�q�=�w�䊅���])�ISjdj�5ZZ����'���G��uR�P�ޑ$��ku� *��H1R�];a`�^7��f�!}}�C�\��yTo�$
�H@D�>9����x�d�4�V�]���ڞ�H��P,r7S�$�.Y3��� i� �n�Z�+�D�d��_�m�.��4K�P�J��W��a/��r�ؤʂ�Pc�5.�2�3���|��>5��PtUC�I��� M��)[��e�@�2頱mVM�.��CPU��Tbr�8�.D��R)^�hd��h@p.�+:�����tܠ3�~vl�籈����D�O#L-[y0�|��ڜ� X���|��H�ha��k��7���?�zE����o&�5C�K���P�&�.���5͐\�~�� R��"���g�ZS5�k(�]�e�L�x�� ���[��'� ���0�\�M�׉�Y_��)_+`��ñ{D��1� ̔����b�gQ��z�`�_���)**� 1�A1��0��(�d"� 1lB Ж���� q ˴M��5�,@���g�=���`f�J��Į����r���5ۃ0B�U*�n �vϜ�*>%�\,�\Y�rA��W��muf�w�C���n�h��1^�Čܘ~!mB����&���y� ��ZTEȳX %�BL.�����7�$-�A�d�V���Ο"�"I��������I]tLݗJ���NHs3W.ϔ��>��dE��l��Ƒ�L kC܄ՍWk�ydx&x�_C�# >D �����X��-B�7�� �Yt���J���%Y���!�JD �f�d��b�'��$�1Ӎ.�o��.�X,��HӜ �%�E��:ϓ����|�m;9��9�д&Jܖ���!��&W�ڮ��֦By�Щ�p��5^�q̂+�b�ۦ�ٱ�7��I��|����T�O���?��"_� ��
Rw-�&�,�0�H5@ˆ�FCl㦋��<��W}k�}9�ǹ�'��7S��J�8&e���m0X��MEZ��1 ͆4��jt s%�:��\������)���%�i4�~f�C� !�U�C*�ɵ
Ȗ� ',�R��+=��������Y�{�4 �+��߁_�l��'���C����?x�

Enjoying the preview?

Subscribe to continue reading