A Coming Evil

In this gripping WWII historical fiction, Lisette Beaucaire was angry when her parents sent her away from Paris that September day in 1940. And although she knew that with the Nazis occupying the city she'd be safer at her Aunt Josephine's farm in the Dordogne valley, Lisette resented her "exile." She'd miss her friends and the excitement of being thirteen and starting a new school. Instead she'd have nothing to do but amuse her little cousin Cecile. That's what Lisette thought, but she soon found out that she wasn't the only visitor at the farmhouse, and that wartime France held more secrets than she could imagine. And then she encountered Gerard, a visitor from a long time ago, who proved to be a valiant ally at a crucial moment for the people who lived in the farmhouse.

What happens when a resentful girl, a boy out of time, and the secrets of the French Resistance collide?

Middle Grade Ghost Story: Lisette isn’t the only one out of place—Gerard is a boy who has been visiting the farm for over six hundred years. The French Resistance: Aunt Josephine’s farmhouse is more than a refuge from the city; it’s a sanctuary for those hunted by the Nazis. Coming of Age Story: Sent from Paris against her will, thirteen-year-old Lisette must find her courage in a country at war. Unlikely Friendship: A ghost from the past becomes Lisette’s only ally as she uncovers the dangerous secrets hidden in the Dordogne valley.