Antiques Fire Sale (A Trash ‘n’ Treasures Mystery Book 14) by Barbara Allan

Author:Barbara Allan [Allan, Barbara]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Publisher: Kensington Books
Published: 2020-04-27T22:00:00+00:00

Vivian’s Trash ’n’ Treasures Tip

The condition of an item is imperative. The online description should list the age, period, style, provenance, any damage or restoration that has been done, and finally a guarantee that the antique it is not a replica. Of course, if you’re overly persnickety, you may get an e-mail from the seller saying that the item has been sold to someone else.

Chapter Seven

In Which Vivian Makes a Call

And Jake Holds the Line

Hi. My name is Jake, and I just turned fourteen. Brandy is my mom, and Vivian is my grandmother. I live with my dad and stepmom in a Chicago suburb called Naperville. He’s an investment banker, and she’s a pediatrician. They have hard jobs so I try to stay out of trouble, but sometimes I can’t help it, like now.

Some of you may remember me, and how I got involved in one of Grandma’s cases when I was twelve and visiting on fall break. Dad was furious after he found out that I got put in danger, and he banned me from seeing Grandma and Mom for a while. But then he got over it, or forgot about the ban, or whatever, because I’ve been back to Serenity many times since.

You’ve probably already guessed that Grandma wants me to do something for her today, which is Friday, and you may even have guessed what that something might be, and how that means I’m going to have to skip school.

I’m in eighth grade at Jefferson Middle School. That’s a public school. I used to go to a private one, but I won’t say which, because I did like some of the teachers there and don’t want to make them look bad. But just the same, I didn’t like it. In fact, I ran away, but I won’t go into that.

Anyway, I skipped school before by saying I was sick, like when I first got Red Dead Redemption, a video game set in the Wild West that’s kind of violent but has really cool graphics. But with a stepmom who’s a doctor, I can’t pull that very often and hope to get away with it.

After the divorce, when I was eleven, things got really tense between Mom and Dad. Started when she used bad judgment at her ten-year high school reunion. I probably shouldn’t even know about that, but she talks about it in her books and I’ve read those.

Anyway, now they get along okay for divorced parents. Have to admit, sometimes I wish I lived with Mom and Grandma, because I miss them, and things are never dull around where they live. But then I’d be missing my dad, and he and I do get along better than most. So what’s a kid supposed to do?

What else do you need to know?

Let’s see. Oh, maybe I should have said this earlier, but when you picture me, I take after my mom. I’m a little on the short side, but expect to make up for that soon (Dad

Download

Copyright Disclaimer:
This site does not store any files on its server. We only index and link to content provided by other sites. Please contact the content providers to delete copyright contents if any and email us, we'll remove relevant links or contents immediately.