1. Summer of Secrets By: Kevin Mooney Author: Paul Langan
Publisher: Townsend Press Inc.
Year of Publication: 2004

2. Introduction To The Novel
*The story takes place in a place name Oakland in the summer
*In the beginning of the story, a girl name Darcy had a ordeal to overcome: a secret that she didn’t want to tell anybody because she was too ashamed to admit it
*Her friends are getting a feeling that something is wrong with Darcy

3. Protagonist/Antagonist Characters
Darcy: The followed through out the book. She’s tries to keep her secret and tell certain people, but she can’t find anyone
Antagonist
Brisana: Used to be best friends with Darcy, she is a girl with a boyfriend name Duane. She was arguing because of something about Duane
Duane: Cooper boss‘s son that mess with Copper and the other workers during their work. He’s also Brisana’s boyfriend

4. Protagonist/Antagonist
Tarah: A good loyal friend to Darcy. She tries to figure out what is wrong with Darcy
Cooper: Tarah’s boyfriend. He works at Nye’s Garage, where Duane annoys him during his work. He tries to help Darcy along with Tarah

5. Central Conflict
*Darcy trying to decide to keep the secret in and decide who to tell it to because it is eating her alive
*She wanted to tell her parents, but in the beginning something looks like it worrying them so she didn’t want the pressure them
*She wanted to tell her friend, but she didn’t want them to judge her

6. Minor characters Desmond: Jamee’s boyfriend and Duane younger brother
Jamee: Darcy’s sister
Charlotte: Darcy’s aunt

7. What Critics Said
*These are some relatively good sites to see people thought of the book
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8. My Thoughts
I thought this book was a pretty good read. It was pretty dramatic, yet sadly it could happen in real life. This book shows how people can be cruel yet it show that it takes courage to tell about many things. I enjoyed the book.