The Secret in the House Next Door

By Linn-Anne London

The story behind the story..
Fisher is a tween at 14, and already had such a huge list of what ifs. After the tragic loss of his father, just a short year ago. Fisher and his Mama Candice struggle to find normal again.
Fisher is a very adventurous boy. He was not born special, not a sports champion, or a superhero, he did not have any special powers, could not read minds. But what if Fisher was given a special gift and was able to ask the question What if and find the answers to many of these questions.
Join Fisher on his adventures, share his curiosity, laughs, and a few tears. Fisher is about to begin the Adventure of a lifetime.

• Language: English
• Publisher: AuthorHouse
• Release date: Mar 6, 2017
• ISBN: 9781524674854

Linn-Anne London

Born in the United Kingdom, Linn-Anne has embarked on sharing her many fictional adventures, created solely for the entertainment of her only son as he has grown. Linn-Anne's goal is to entertain, and capture the imaginations of todays Kids.

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© 2017 Linn-Anne London. All rights reserved.

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Published by AuthorHouse 03/07/2017

ISBN: 978-1-5246-7486-1 (sc)

ISBN: 978-1-5246-7484-7 (hc)

ISBN: 978-1-5246-7485-4 (e)

Library of Congress Control Number: 2017903459

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TABLE OF CONTENTS

The Story Behind the Story

Chapter 1 The Family

Chapter 2 Growing Family

Chapter 3 The Adventure Begins

Chapter 4 Uncovering Secrets

Chapter 5 Old Friends

Chapter 6 A Step to the Left

Chapter 7 Putting the Puzzle Together

Chapter 8 Whoops! Wrong Way

Chapter 9 The Planning Process

Chapter 10 The Perfect Plan Executed

Author Biography

I would like to

dedicate this book to my family and friends for years of love and support.

To my son Hunter, you are my reason for being. Let this book show you that if you have dreams and goals, you can and will achieve anything.

To my mum and dad, your love and support prove that a parent’s love has no boundaries or time limits. You are both forever in my heart.

To Jerry, thank you for all of your help and support, and, of course, for reading this book over and over again.

THE STORY BEHIND THE STORY

Fourteen-year-old Fisher already had a huge list of what-ifs. After the tragic loss of his father just a short year ago, Fisher and his mama, Candice, had struggled to find normal again.

Fisher was an adventurous boy. He was not born special, not a sports champion or a superhero. He didn’t have any special powers; he could not read minds. But what if Fisher had been given a special gift? What if he could ask, What if … and find the answers to many of his questions?

Join Fisher on his adventures. Share his curiosity, laughs, and a few tears. Fisher was about to begin the adventure of a lifetime.

CHAPTER 1

The Family

Fisher, it’s dinnertime, Mom called from the kitchen.

Fisher was in his room, where he spent a lot of time. Fisher was fourteen, quiet, maybe a bit shy. But he was friendly and definitely a teenage boy.

It was close to six in the evening in mid-August. It was still light out, but thankfully, the back of the house, where Fisher’s bedroom window faced, was not shaded.

Fisher, Mom called out to him again. Fisher quickly got out of his desk chair to run to the kitchen for dinner. As he turned, he glanced out the window and across the yard at the old abandoned house. He stopped suddenly. Had he just seen an old woman in the window? Nah, he decided. Fisher dismissed the thought and continued to the kitchen.

What’s for dinner, Mom? he asked as he flopped into his chair at the table. Candice, Fisher’s mom, picked up the two plates, turned to the table, and quietly answered, Tonight, young sir, we are having chicken steak with a side of home fries. Candice smiled because she knew it was one of Fisher’s favorites.

This was Fisher’s favorite time of the day. He and his mom sat together and chatted about the day’s crazy events. Many times, they ended up laughing and being silly. This was the one place that Fisher could be silly, and it was totally okay.

Fisher, a small boy for his age, always got great grades at school and was not athletic. So yep, he was a prime target for any bully around. Because of this, he stayed close to a small group of friends.

He may have been a small boy, but this small boy had a massive imagination and was adventurous and mischievous. He was always finding odd things and picking them up. For each one, he created an entire story about how it came to land where it did.

During dinner, the conversation was completely focused on school and what was needed to get Fisher ready. He was going into the eighth grade. Fisher hoped that this was going to be the year that everything was different. That this was the year everything would change.

Fisher and his mom