Voodoo Summer
LeGarde Mysteries, Book 11
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Aaron Paul Lazar
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Every family has its secrets.
Summer, 1966: For 13-year-old Gus LeGarde, summertime always means Loon Harbor, his grandparents' idyllic fishing resort on Great Pond. The season is a grand tradition of swimming, boating, and new adventures with his best friends, twins Siegfried and Elsbeth. But this summer, everything changes when a new lodge down the shore threatens the resort - and triggers a chain of events that will transform Gus and his friends forever.
Customers are leaving Loon Harbor in droves for The Seven Whistles, owned by the wealthy LaFontaines. The Baton Rouge family arrives with better amenities and a much larger staff - among them Wilhelmina "Willy" DuPont, a young black girl whose family works for the LaFontaines. Gus and the twins immediately bring Willy into their circle - but their friendship is soon challenged when events at The Seven Whistles take a terrifying turn.
A mysterious figure haunts the windows of women and young ladies at both camps, escalating from peeper to dangerous stalker. Then the LaFontaines' spoiled and demanding daughter goes missing - and Willy's innocent older brother is arrested.
Gus soon discovers that dark secrets lurk beneath the surface of the LaFontaine family, and the stakes are higher than ever imagined as they race to exonerate Willy's brother and find the real perpetrator - before he finds them.
The author's alternate suggested listening order for the LeGarde Mysteries series:
1. Double Forté 2. Upstaged 3. Mazurka 4. FireSong 5. Tremolo 6. Don't Let the Wind Catch You 7. The Liar's Gallery 8. Spirit Me Away 9. Under the Ice 10. Lady Blues 11. Voodoo Summer
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- By Brandy Pendergrass on 02-16-18
By: Ruth Emmie Lang
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The Beach House
- By: Mary Alice Monroe
- Narrated by: Mary Alice Monroe
- Length: 14 hrs and 16 mins
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Caretta Rutledge thought she’d left her Southern roots and troubled family far behind. But an unusual request from her mother – coming just as her own life is spinning out of control – has Cara heading back to the scenic Lowcountry of her childhood summers. Before long, the rhythms of the island open her heart in wonderful ways as she repairs the family beach house, becomes a bona fide “turtle lady” and renews old acquaintances long thought lost.
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Good story, very poor audio quality
- By Dawn on 04-11-16
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The Avery Nolan Adventure Box Set
- By: M. L. Hamilton
- Narrated by: Kelley Hazen
- Length: 30 hrs and 1 min
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Get the complete Avery Nolan Adventures in a single box set - tons of action and adventure set in beautiful Lake Tahoe. The Avery Nolan Adventure series is a contemporary fantasy series, pitting our heroine against supernatural beings residing in Lake Tahoe. Recovering from a recent divorce, Avery finds herself in a situation unlike any she’s ever experienced before.
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An Awesome Listen
- By lynda on 11-05-18
By: M. L. Hamilton
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Raven Stole the Moon
- A Novel
- By: Garth Stein
- Narrated by: Jennifer Van Dyck
- Length: 12 hrs and 56 mins
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Jenna Rosen returns to the place in Alaska where her young son, Bobby, disappeared without a trace two years before. Jenna is determined to lay to rest the aching mystery of his death. But ancient legends may have had a hand in Bobby’s fate, forcing Jenna to sift through her own Native American ancestry to uncover the truth.
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I love this book
- By Em mom of 3 on 08-27-18
By: Garth Stein
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The Mother-Daughter Book Club
- Mother-Daughter Book Club Series
- By: Heather Vogel Frederick
- Narrated by: Cris Dukehart, Amy Rubinate, Kate Rudd, and others
- Length: 6 hrs and 16 mins
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The book club is about to get a makeover. Even if Megan would rather be at the mall, Cassidy is late for hockey practice, Emma's already read every book in existence, and Jess is missing her mother too much to care, the new book club is scheduled to meet every month. But what begins as a mom-imposed ritual of reading Little Women soon helps four unlikely friends navigate the drama of middle school.
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Computerized Reading - Aweful
- By elliott on 11-11-16
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The Salt House
- A Novel
- By: Lisa Duffy
- Narrated by: Laurence Bouvard
- Length: 8 hrs and 35 mins
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In the coastal town of Alden, Maine, Hope and Jack Kelly have settled down to a life of wedded bliss. They have a beautiful family, a growing lobster business, and the Salt House - an oceanfront cottage they're renovating into their dream home. But tragedy strikes when their young daughter doesn't wake up from her afternoon nap, taking her last breath without making a sound. A year later each member of the Kelly family navigates the world on their own private island of grief.
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Culturally closed minded to what going on today.
- By Susan Griggs on 01-11-22
By: Lisa Duffy
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Monument 14
- Monument 14, Book 1
- By: Emmy Laybourne
- Narrated by: Todd Haberkorn
- Length: 6 hrs and 54 mins
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In Emmy Laybourne’s action-packed debut novel, six high school kids (some popular, some not), two eighth graders (one a tech genius), and six little kids trapped together in a chain superstore build a refuge for themselves inside. While outside, a series of escalating disasters, beginning with a monster hailstorm and ending with a chemical weapons spill, seems to be tearing the world - as they know it - apart.
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Dull
- By Linda B on 10-13-12
By: Emmy Laybourne
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Witches of East End
- By: Melissa de la Cruz
- Narrated by: Katie Schorr
- Length: 7 hrs and 46 mins
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The three Beauchamp women—Joanna and her daughters Freya and Ingrid—live in North Hampton, out on the tip of Long Island. Their beautiful, mist-shrouded town seems almost stuck in time, and all three women lead seemingly quiet, uneventful existences. But they are harboring a mighty secret—they are powerful witches banned from using their magic. Joanna can resurrect people from the dead and heal the most serious of injuries....
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Actually a nice, light listen
- By Theodore on 03-15-12
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Alaska Twilight
- By: Colleen Coble
- Narrated by: Rachel Dulude
- Length: 8 hrs and 16 mins
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For some people, Alaska is full of light and beauty. For Haley, it is a dangerous world of dark and tortured memories. She's here to document wildlife activist Kipp Nowak's bear encounters. But her real reason is to unearth the truth about a past murder. The suspense mounts when another body turns up, and Haley begins to wonder if the tragedies she experienced in the past are connected to the dangers and mysterious incidents of the present. Alaska Twilight is the story of a young woman's emergence from the shadows of past sorrow into the light of forgiveness and grace.
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Good story line with interesting characters.
- By Mimi on 05-21-19
By: Colleen Coble
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Accidents of Nature
- By: Harriet McBryde Johnson
- Narrated by: Jenna Lamia
- Length: 5 hrs and 40 mins
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It's the summer of 1970. Seventeen-year-old Jean has cerebral palsy, but she's always believed she's just the same as everyone else. She's never really known another disabled person before she arrives at Camp Courage. As Jean joins a community unlike any she has ever imagined, she comes to question her old beliefs and look at the world in a new light. The camp session is only 10 days long, but that may be all it takes to change a life forever.
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I Loved this Book!
- By Michelle on 08-30-06
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The Christmas Lights
- By: Karen Swan
- Narrated by: Clare Corbett
- Length: 13 hrs and 52 mins
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December 2018, and free-spirited Influencers Bo Loxley and her partner, Zac, are living a life of wanderlust, travelling the globe and sharing their adventures with their millions of fans. Booked to spend Christmas in the Norwegian fjords, they set up home in a remote farm owned by enigmatic mountain guide Anders and his fierce grandmother, Signy. Surrounded by snowy peaks and frozen falls, everything should be perfect. But the camera can lie, and with every new post, the ‘perfect’ life Zac and Bo are portraying is diverging from the truth.
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Really good!
- By Ashley on 01-25-19
By: Karen Swan
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Until the End of the World
- By: Sarah Lyons Fleming
- Narrated by: Julia Whelan
- Length: 13 hrs and 14 mins
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Cassie Forrest isn't surprised to learn that the day she’s decided to get her life together is also the day the world ends. After all, she’s been on a self-imposed losing streak since her survivalist parents died: she’s stopped painting, broken off her engagement to Adrian and dated a real jerk. Rectifying her mistakes has to wait, however, because Cassie and her friends have just enough time to escape Brooklyn for her parents’ cabin before Bornavirus LX turns them into zombies, too.
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a feel good zombie apocylapse
- By Mike Naka on 02-23-14
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- N. Anderson
- 07-06-20
The Frailty of Innocence
Aaron Paul Lazar’s Voodoo Summer explores the innocence of children. The plot follows preteens through the vastly different realities of their home life and the outside world. More often than not, the collision guides children’s social compass as they mature.
The book’s main character, 13-year-old Gus LaGarde, has had a few run-ins with the harsh realities of the world before his adventure starts during the Summer of 1966. He’s no stranger to the evils of arson and murder, but now rape, incest, and racial bigotry have been added to the list of his ethical dilemmas when he meets Willy. Their budding friendship immerses him into the taboos of the South, and Gus takes on bullies of all ages to preserve his perception of right and wrong.
I recommend Aaron Paul Lazar’s, Voodoo Summer: a Gus LeGarde Mystery, for any reader looking to remind themselves of the frailty of innocence. - N. Coney
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- Susan Patterson
- 05-04-17
Great teen book
Where does Voodoo Summer rank among all the audiobooks you’ve listened to so far?
Near the bottom because I felt it was for a juvenile audience.
Would you recommend Voodoo Summer to your friends? Why or why not?
I felt it would be appreciated by teens more.
Which scene was your favorite?
At the end when Gus beats up the bully.
Did you have an extreme reaction to this book? Did it make you laugh or cry?
It's sad how cruel kids can be to one another.
Any additional comments?
"I was given this free review copy audiobook at my request and have voluntarily left this review”.
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- Faith D
- 11-14-20
Different but the Same
The story is different; the adventure is different; some of the characters are different; the events are different; but the story, excitement, the thrill of the adventure, all of the characters, the mystery throughout the story, the life events, are all the same as always, making the book (audio) as wonderful as all the rest,
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- Clarice M. Kell
- 05-01-17
Exciting
Would you listen to Voodoo Summer again? Why?
Yes, could not wait to see what happen.
Who was your favorite character and why?
Willie, she was so vulnerable
Have you listened to any of Erik Synnestvedt’s other performances before? How does this one compare?
No I haven't
Was there a moment in the book that particularly moved you?
When Willie cried for the first time
Any additional comments?
Wonderful book, certainly suspenseful enough you don't want to put it down
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- Ellen Oceanside
- 07-06-20
Good YA Mystery
Intriguing plot when Gus was young. Spending the summer with Elsbeth and Siegfried at his grandfather. and the lake. Willy was in a canoe that overturns and Gus dives in,to right it. Finding a voodoo dolls with pins in it after she rows away. A plot that touches on racial, a new resort coming in and the changes that happen that summer for these three. Given audio for my voluntary review and my honest opinion
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- txdoc
- 05-16-19
Exquisitely enthralling entertainment...
This story is the 11th book in the Gus LeGarde series but can absolutely be enjoyed as a standalone masterpiece of mystery featuring Gus as a young teen full of innocence and admirable values. The story is set in 1966 with Gus and his two best friends, Siegfried and Elsbeth, all vacationing with their families at his grandparents’ idyllic resort, Loon Harbor. The author paints an enticing picture of a simpler time replete with characters both warm and wicked that captivate the reader and guide us on a journey full of twists and turns, emotional epiphanies, and exciting exploits. There is plenty of suspense and danger; there are heart-warming friendships, estimable loyalties, and detestable deeds which are all deliciously combined to compel the reader/listener to savor each word of this absorbing adventure. As would be expected with a story unfolding from the perspective of a 13-year-old hero, there is no offensive language. There are persons of despicable character, but they are integral to the plot. There are unsavory situations and instances of violence, but none are graphically depicted. The talented narrator adds even more dimension to the story. Through voice, enunciation, and accents, he deftly imparts a unique individuality to each character. Overall, this is a gripping tale that can be enjoyed by a wide audience from young adult to seniors. Aaron Lazar is a creative and masterful storyteller who has gifted us, once again, with a beguiling and memorable entertainment experience.
I received a free copy of this audiobook from the author and the above is my voluntary and unbiased review.
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- Deedra
- 08-23-17
Voodoo Summer
I enjoyed this book.I really wish I'd have read them in order.This one goes back to when Gus and the twins were 12.They are at a summer place with neighbors who are gentile southern on the outside.Many dark things happen.A young girl disappears and a we find out why Siegfried is a bit slow.Erik Synnestvedt was the perfect narrator.I was provided this book for review by the author, narrator or publisher.
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- BookLover5000
- 12-05-20
A Really Fine Gus LeGarde Mystery
This is the story of Gus LeGarde spending another summer at his grandparents' lakeside resort. Gus is now age thirteen. He experiences many darker adventures this summer. Gus is growing up and sees more of the evil in the world. Along the way, he enjoys the simple pleasures of good food and making new friends. Gus discovers a renewed appreciation for the love of his parents and family. Of course Gus and his friends go through heart-pounding adventures and have new mysteries to uncover!
For fans of the Gus LeGarde series, Siegfried Marggrander's boating accident and brain injury occur in this book. This event is referred to in the adult Gus LeGarde series books.
This is a not a children's book. This mystery is not cozy. It is appropriate for adults and older teens. This audiobook is really good! It is well-written and filled with adventure and mystery!
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- Amazon Customer
- 04-21-17
awesome
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I loved this book. So much so that I just bought book one and will buy the whole series. I am in the car for 6 hours a day for my job and I found myself sitting In my driveway when I was done with work still listening because I didn't want to stop. the narrator was also great. I highly recommend it. I was voluntarily provided this free review copy audiobook by the author, narrator, or publisher.
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- Darc
- 05-08-17
Voodoo
Voodoo Summer brings together mystery, betrayal, and family relationships with Gus LeGarde and his twin friends. They spend most summers of their youth at Gus’s grandparents lodge in Maine. The story takes place in the 60’s, a simpler time with no cell phones, computers and gaming machines. They spend all their free time going swimming, boating, fishing, and exploring. A new Lodge, The Seven Whistles, has opened next door and the children become friends with Willy, a servant at the new Lodge. The four of them investigate a peeper, disappearances , voodoo and the mysterious details of the owners of The Seven Whistles. This is an excellent listen, with the narration done perfectly. The German accents even sounded just like my Mothers who immigrated from Germany. I would love to hear more of this series.
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