Destiny
And Faith's Summer Adventures (Book #2 in the
Destiny And Faith series) by Teddy O'Malley (Author, Illustrator) and Angie
Dickens (Editor)
Length:
61 pages
Page
Numbers Source ISBN: 1490986316
Publisher:
Jourden Cleghorn; 1 edition
Publication
Date: April 3, 2014
I just stumbled across this book published in 2014. I admit that it was the back cover description that got my attention!
Dustin
is the Deaf character in the story; although, the main characters “sign
fluently…[even though they] had never actually met a Deaf person before” (p.
14).
Based on the illustration, the main characters
appear to include some diversity in this series. The ASL alphabet chart is
included at the end of the book.
Book
Description:
It's summer!
Destiny and Faith come up with a great idea to keep busy during the summer. They try to get a job! They end up cleaning a dusty, possibly haunted, old attic, running a PURPLE lemonade stand, and most importantly, making a great new friend. Dustin happens to be Deaf, and Destiny and Faith put their knowledge of American Sign Language to the test! But can it help them land a job?
Destiny and Faith come up with a great idea to keep busy during the summer. They try to get a job! They end up cleaning a dusty, possibly haunted, old attic, running a PURPLE lemonade stand, and most importantly, making a great new friend. Dustin happens to be Deaf, and Destiny and Faith put their knowledge of American Sign Language to the test! But can it help them land a job?
EXCERPT:
“I can't believe we're doing this,” Faith whispered from behind me. We were walking down our street in the dark. “Tiny, how did you drag me into this?”
“Shh!” I hissed. “The ghosts will hear us if you talk.”
“Have I ever mentioned that I'm afraid of the dark?” Faith asked me, nudging my shoulder.
“Only a bazillion times! And that's just tonight,” I snapped, getting frustrated. “If you're going to be a fraidy cat you might as well go home, and let me do this alone.”
“No way,” Faith said, standing tall. “I'm not letting my baby sister walk around in dark haunted houses by herself.”
“You're a saint,” I said sarcastically.
“Obviously, I am. I'm putting aside my fears for you, aren't I?”
“Sh! Did you hear that?” I asked.
“Hear what?” Faith tried to hide behind me.
“Never mind. I think it was just a stray cat or something.” I turned my flashlight on and flicked it around, trying to check out the noise.
“You had a flashlight this whole time, and you're just now turning it on?” Faith whined.
“I didn't want anyone to see us,” I hissed at Faith. “Stay here.”
“What? No! Don't leave me here in the dark.” Faith clung to my jacket.
“Just stay behind this bush,” I instructed her.
“Fine, but if I see a ghost I'm leaving without you.”
I shrugged and started to head toward the house.
“You're taking the flashlight?” Faith asked.
I rolled my eyes, and I handed it to her.
“Thanks,” she whispered.
“Now I'm going,” I hissed. I walked slowly along the bushes and looked in Dustin's windows. There he was. Old Mr. Jenkins! Seeing him made me so nervous that I tripped over a twig, causing it to snap.
“Uh oh,” I said.
“I can't believe we're doing this,” Faith whispered from behind me. We were walking down our street in the dark. “Tiny, how did you drag me into this?”
“Shh!” I hissed. “The ghosts will hear us if you talk.”
“Have I ever mentioned that I'm afraid of the dark?” Faith asked me, nudging my shoulder.
“Only a bazillion times! And that's just tonight,” I snapped, getting frustrated. “If you're going to be a fraidy cat you might as well go home, and let me do this alone.”
“No way,” Faith said, standing tall. “I'm not letting my baby sister walk around in dark haunted houses by herself.”
“You're a saint,” I said sarcastically.
“Obviously, I am. I'm putting aside my fears for you, aren't I?”
“Sh! Did you hear that?” I asked.
“Hear what?” Faith tried to hide behind me.
“Never mind. I think it was just a stray cat or something.” I turned my flashlight on and flicked it around, trying to check out the noise.
“You had a flashlight this whole time, and you're just now turning it on?” Faith whined.
“I didn't want anyone to see us,” I hissed at Faith. “Stay here.”
“What? No! Don't leave me here in the dark.” Faith clung to my jacket.
“Just stay behind this bush,” I instructed her.
“Fine, but if I see a ghost I'm leaving without you.”
I shrugged and started to head toward the house.
“You're taking the flashlight?” Faith asked.
I rolled my eyes, and I handed it to her.
“Thanks,” she whispered.
“Now I'm going,” I hissed. I walked slowly along the bushes and looked in Dustin's windows. There he was. Old Mr. Jenkins! Seeing him made me so nervous that I tripped over a twig, causing it to snap.
“Uh oh,” I said.
About
the author:
Teddy
O' Malley was born in in Saint Louis, Missouri. She has traveled all over the
United States and enjoys learning about new things and other cultures. She has
enjoyed studying Spanish, German, and now Italian as well. She dreams of
visiting a foreign country. Teddy O'Malley has also worked as a nurse
assistant, aiding the disabled and the elderly.
