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As Bethany nears her thirteenth birthday, her parents behave oddly—her mother cries, her father keeps her close, and one day he drives the family on a brief trip, leaving Bethany with a previously unknown aunt. Bethany learns that a mysterious fellow named Elizabeth is central to her parents’ secrecy, yet Aunt Myrlie refuses to confirm who Elizabeth is or why the town concerns itself with Bethany. The situation escalates when her father parcels out four different birth certificates from four states, each with a distinct last name, along with substantial cash. With a suspicious stranger probing her past, Bethany realizes she is not alone in the quest to unravel her family’s hidden histories.
First publish date: 2005
Genre: Children's Fiction/Children's Adventure
Authors: Margaret Peterson Haddix
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