The Whispers

Author: Greg Howard

Published: January 2019

Pages: 229

Eleven-year-old Riley believes in The Whispers—fairies with wish-granting powers. And Riley has plenty of wishes for them. He wishes that he was not the prey of bullies at his school. He wishes that the eight grader, Dylan, reciprocated his feelings. He wishes that he would stop wetting the bed. But most of all, Riley wishes that his mom would come back. She disappeared months ago, and the detectives on her case have gotten nowhere, despite Riley giving them his own witness statement time and time again. Impatient, Riley takes up his own investigation. And it begins with a camping trip—one to track down the winged woodland beings for himself. For a tribute, they may just rejoin his family...