Lesley Kagen returns with the sequel to her national bestselling debut Whistling in the Dark Whistling in the Dark captivated readers with the story of ten-year-old Sally OMalley and her sister Troo during Milwaukees summer of The novel became a New York Times bestseller and was named a Midwest Honor Award winnerIn Good Graces its one year later and a heat wave has everyone in the close-knit Milwaukee neighborhood on edge None more so than Sally OMalley who remains deeply traumatized by the sudden death of her daddy and her near escape from a murderer and molester the previous summer Although outwardly she and her sister Troo are more secure Sallys confidence in her own judgment and much of her faith have been whittled away When a series of disquieting events unfold in the neighborhood-a string of home burglaries the escape from reform school of a nemesis and the mysterious disappearance of an orphan crimes that may involve the increasingly rebellious Troo-Sally is called upon to rise above her inner demons She made a deathbed promise to her daddy to keep Troo safe a promise she cant break even if her life depends on it But when events reach a crisis point will Sally have the courage and discernment to make the right choices Or will her false assumptions lead her and those she loves into danger once againLesley Kagens gift for imbuing her child narrators with compelling authenticity shines as never before in Good Graces a novel told with sensitivity wit and warmth.
