Whispers from the Dead by Joan Lowery Nixon

Author:Joan Lowery Nixon
Language: eng
Format: mobi, epub
ISBN: 9780307823465
Publisher: Random House Children's Books
Published: 2013-09-24T21:00:00+00:00

Chapter

Seven

When Dee Dee left for lifeguard duty, I was glad. I needed time to think.

Mom handed me a folded newspaper. “Do me a favor and take this out to the garage,” she said. As I glanced at the newspaper the front-page headlines gave me an idea.

“Do you think that the Houston Post or the Houston Chronicle would let me look up back copies of their newspapers?” I asked Mom.

“You can find back issues of local papers on film in any city’s downtown library.” She straightened, a hand at the small of her back, and leaned against the kitchen counter, studying me. “You want to read about the murder, don’t you?”

“Yes.”

Her forehead puckered. “I don’t think that’s a good idea.”

“Everyone else knows all the details. I think it will be easier to know what happened here than to guess at it.” I had to learn as much as possible about what really happened.

Mom hesitated. “Maybe we should ask your father for his opinion.”

I walked over to face Mom, resting my hands on her shoulders. “Mom, you’ve got to stop worrying about me. I need to be independent. I have to make my own decisions.”

Mom took a deep breath, closing her eyes. She opened them, looked right into my eyes, and said, “All right, Sarah. I trust your judgment. If you want to go to the library, you can take the car. I won’t need it until late this afternoon.”

“Thanks, Mom.” I gave her a hug, then paused. “Do you happen to know how to get to the downtown library?”

She laughed. “Call them up, O Independent One. Ask them for directions.”

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