Thirteenth Summer

About the Book

More fun and adventure on the Carolina Coast. Sarah Bowers and her family return to Beaufort in the summer of 1945. Papa Tom takes his grandchildren to the health department for a vaccination which will prevent typhoid fever. The grandfather’s bravery disappears when he learns it is time for him to be vaccinated, too. Sarah helps Miss Nettie through a terrible ordeal and discovers how happy it makes her feel to practice the Golden Rule. Faced with a dilemma, Sarah must decide if she should she speak up and help a person falsely accused of a crime, or if she should remain silent?

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, 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.