Twelfth Summer

About the Book

Coming of Age in a time of war. The year is 1944 and everyone’s life is deeply affected by the global conflict of World War II. Sarah Bowers finds herself spending her twelfth summer in the tiny town of Beaufort on the North Carolina coast. She is disappointed to be leaving her friends in the city of Raleigh, and assumes her summer will be long and boring. Learning the art of fishing, sharing a secret hide away, a cousin’s wedding and weathering a horrific hurricane all conspire to make Sarah’s summer anything but boring.

About the Author

Kay Salter is a native of Beaufort, North Carolina. She is a retired school teacher and considers books her life-long friends. It has been her joy and privilege to share good literature with her students, her children and grandchildren. Kay teaches Sunday school at St. Paul’s Episcopal church and makes quilts for orphans in Romania. She and her husband Jimmy enjoy fishing and swimming in the clear, clean waters off the North Carolina coast.