01600nam a22002777a 4500 4819 FISKH 20241016141122.0 241016b cb ||||| |||| 00| 0 eng d 9780871233202 FISKH eng FISKH FISKH PZ7.L556 813 Leppard, Lois Gladys Mandie and the Secret Tunnel / by Lois Gladys Leppard Boston : Bethany House Publishers ; 1983 . 141 pages : illustrations ; 19 cm . Mandie Mysteries Book 1 R When 11-year-old Mandie Shaw's father dies, her life reaches a low point. Unwanted by a mother who has never loved her, the only things she looks forward to are visits from the man she calls "Uncle Ned"-a full-blooded Cherokee Indian. Longing for a home where she will be truly loved, Mandie seeks out family she has never met. After a perilous journey, she finds herself in the middle of luxury she can scarcely believe-and a mystery that will take all her brains and courage to solve. With turn-of-the-century North Carolina as her backdrop, Lois Leppard explores issues of race, religion, and family in this novel of a young girl's search to unravel the mystery of her identity. Kate Forbes' narration brilliantly brings life to the colorful characters and many twists Mandie encounters in this first book of a best-selling inspirational series. 760 Lexile R Raz-Plus North Carolina fiction ddc BK 0 4819 4819 0 0 ddc 0 0 FIC 001 001 TTP Orange 2024-10-16 0 LEP 813 PZ7.L556 FISBK00691 2024-10-16 14:11:19 2024-10-16 BK