The Door in the Lake

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The Door in the Lake is a book by Nancy Butts that has been greatly enjoyed and thought about by many. Summary: Joey Finney is a normal twelve year old boy. At least he was, but then it happened. While camping with his family and best friend, he goes to use the latrine late at night. When he gets there, he finds that the lake is glowing . . . and the next thing he knows, he's in a hospital after suposedly passing out in a convienience store. What he soon discovers is that interestingly enough, he'd been missing for two years. Thereore, he'd be fourteen, so he'd probably look fourteen, right? Wrong. Joey doesn't remember the two years in which he was missing, and he still takes on the physical appearance o a twelve-year-old. When he tries to get his life back on track, he decides to enroll in ninth grade, but there he is discriminated and written of as a freak by his classmates. Even his best friend turns on him! Not a big surprise, I guess. Key phrase: ninth grade. On top of all that, he often feels ill and frequently goes to the hospital. But there's still hope for Joey- two young adults looked in to his case and found a possible solution to the mystery of what really happened that fateful night at the lake. They believe that Joey was abducted by aliens. At first, Joey thinks they're psycho and shuns them. But them, as Joey begins to get sicker and sicker, he starts to consider their ideas, and he too begins to truly believe them. However, all is still not well. Joey becomes desperately ill. The doctor finds some sort of mass in his head- perhaps an alien tracking device- and tell Joey's worried parents that he'll have to undergo brain surgery, and that he has a very slight chance of survival. As Joey lies in agony at the hospital, he realizes he is dying. His young adult friends come to him, for they think if they can find the aliens fast enough, they might be able to transport him back to his former life, where he was perfectly healthy. But consider the circumstances; the only people that might be able to save him may be insane. Can two college students save the dying Joey Finney?

I thouroughly enjoyed the book, and others did too, according to the Amazon.com reviews, which can be seen at http://www.amazon.com/Door-Lake-Nancy-Butts/dp/0141309784 Also, an image of the cover can be seen there. The book was published by Boyd Mills Press. For more information about the author see the Nancy Butts article.