The Orchard's Offspring by Eriksen W. Dickens
My rating: 4 of 5 stars

The book starts off with a hot and muggy summer day at the river, and Michael’s father Jay faints and ends up in the hospital. This event prompts Jay to ask a reporter to come see him so he can tell him a never-before told story. With a gripping entry the book thrusts us into the story of a rural Indiana summer, with best friends who just want to enjoy their time out of school. When one of them increasingly becomes reckless, and a newcomer drifts into town, tensions arise over the summer amidst the friends and culminates in the mysterious disappearance of the Herrick boys.
A great book for young adults, this is a story about friendship, and growing up and how one summer can change your entire life. I liked the story; it was interesting and I did not see the editing errors one reviewer mentioned. Might have been in an earlier edition.


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