Publisher's Synopsis
This is a pleasant Christian story intended to appeal to younger readers.Aida is an avid reader about to enter Grade Six. Her family moves to Nebraska where they buy a stately century-old home and some furniture including an antique desk from Ethel Tanner Ward, the elderly former owner who now resides in a nursing home.Aida begins to read to the old woman each day and learns that the old desk never revealed the surprise that was supposed to emerge on Miss Ward's 21st birthday back in 1943. Will Aida and her clever brother, Dawson finally solve the mystery of the old desk in the summer of 2015?ABOUT THE AUTHOR: Donald W. Desaulniers is a retired Canadian lawyer who loves to write about the legal profession. This is the author's first attempt at penning a story suitable for younger readers. He sincerely hopes he hasn't totally botched it up.
