The Mystery of Black Hollow Lane by Julia Nobel

Henry, had said during their natural disaster drill last week.įrom The Mystery of Black Hollow Lane by Julia Nobel ©2019. The nerves wriggled back into Emmy's stomach. I don't want to get into the details now, but things will be a bit different. 'After my tour is done, I have another project in the works. The last thing she needed was her mom getting suspicious. She had to put her search out of her mind tonight. Her mom didn't know about the letter, did she? If she'd found out.if she knew what Emmy was about to do.Įmmy breathed out and picked at the front of her dress. 'Listen Emmy, there's something we need to talk about after the party.'Įmmy held her breath. It was never a good sign when her full name came out. 'Your team can certainly do without you for one game, Emmeline.'Įmmy cringed. I'll try to suck more, that way I won't get on the good teams.

What was she supposed to say? Sorry I'm a good soccer player, Mom. 'You knew my book launch was this evening, and yet.'Įmmy rubbed her forehead, where a ridiculous hat covered three fresh stitches. 'Why you insisted on playing in that soccer game today is beyond me.' She smiled and waved at one of the partygoers. 'Thankfully, no one's noticed the bandage under your hat,' her mom whispered. She didn't know what real champagne tasted like, but the fake stuff was like someone had dropped Pop Rocks into a bucket of rotting apples.

'Having a good time, darling?' Emmy's mom said as she handed her a fancy- looking glass. She wanted as much distance between her mom and that letter as possible, even if it meant suffering through another boring book launch. That's why Emmy was glad to be in New York City instead of at home in Connecticut. But the letter in Emmy's nightstand was not a trivial thing, and if her mom had found out about it, she would have pitched a fit. Trivial things like whether Emmy had clipped her toenails or that she'd stepped in something sticky at the park. There were certain things Emmy's mother didn't really need to know.