The Disappearing Stranger

By Lois Walfrid Johnson

Part of the Adventures of the Northwoods series

A new family, a lurking stranger, and a mystery on the farm.

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117 pages

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Bookroo's summary

In 1906, after her father's death, Kate O'Connell's life changes when her mother remarries, joining a Swedish family in Wisconsin. Tensions rise with her new stepbrother, Anders, as mysterious events unfold on the farm. Who is the shadowy figure Kate keeps seeing? Can she and Anders put aside their differences to uncover the truth and protect their family? Dive into a tale of mystery and adventure as Kate navigates her new life and the secrets that threaten it.

From the publisher

Her Irish father having died in a construction accident, Kate O’Connell and her mother are left to struggle alone in the Minneapolis of 1906. Seeing her mother struggle to support them and sensing her loneliness, Kate seeks help in finding her a new husband. But when her mother marries a Swedish man from northwest Wisconsin who is a widower with two sons and one daughter of his own, Kate becomes very concerned. As conflict builds with Anders, the stepbrother her age, Kate sees puzzling things happen around the farm. When danger threatens, will she and Anders learn to work together? Who is the stranger who appears then disappears? Will they solve the mystery and become a true family?

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