The Legend of Reedville Lake

About the Book

The lakeside town of Reedville was a vacation village for wealthy people since the nineteenth century. However, two strange things were talked about for decades. A teenage girl disappeared without a trace in 1923, and was never found. Stranger still, people claimed over the years to have been saved by her.

Billy Southwaite, a shy teenage boy with cerebral palsy, came to Reedville to spend the summer with his family. His stepsister Paige was happy to be there, but Billy wasn't. He didn't think he could have fun the way Paige could. But Billy would meet a girl who would change both of their lives. And the two teenagers would find out the truth of The Legend of Reedville Lake

About the Author

Karl Shook has written several magazine articles, and has been published in the United Kingdom, Australia, and Spain, as well as North America. His first book, The Family Thing, was also published by iUniverse in 2004. Like his character Billy Southwaite, Shook has cerebral palsy. Unlike Billy, he has never had a stepsister or met a mermaid. Shook resides in Champaign, IL.