Keeping Secrets

by Rita G Durrett

Overview

In the coming-of-age novel, Keeping Secrets, three-year-old Caitlyn Grant's mother passed away and left her living with the step-father. Now she is seventeen and pregnant. She fears being forced to get an abortion if her stepfather finds out, but if she can help it, he never will. Caitlyn goes to school one morning and disappears.
Facing the world as a runaway, she has the challenge of hiding from her stepfather and keeping her past hidden from those in her new world. She is desperate to find a home, safety and security. What she finds is Forest Thompson. He has a heart as big as his family's ranch and he wants to be a part of her life, but there are so many things she can't tell him. How many secrets can a young girl keep without being found out?
Keeping Secrets is a story of courage, determination, and most of all, it is a story of love.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9781479278954
Publisher:	CreateSpace Publishing
Publication date:	09/09/2012
Series:	Young Adult
Pages:	218
Product dimensions:	5.00(w) x 8.00(h) x 0.46(d)

About the Author

Rita Durrett is a dynamic and talented author. Over 35 years in the field of education have given Mrs. Durrett insight and knowledge about American families, their inner turmoil, instability and resilient structure. Living in the mid-west has exposed Rita to individuals as unique and inspirational as the land where they live. Bits and pieces of each of the myriad of personalities help her to create memorable characters that come alive on the page and grab at your heartstrings.
Rita is a mother of two sons and grandmother to four young boys and a sweet little girl. She has a big attack dog that might lick an intruder to death, but she admits, wouldn't bite unless someone was getting between him and his food.