Gilda Joyce: The Ladies of the Lake

Gilda Joyce: The Ladies of the Lake
Author Jennifer Allison
Illustrator Greg Swearingen
Country United States
Language English
Series Gilda Joyce
Genre Children's Mystery novel
Publisher Dutton Children's Books
Publication date
2006
Media type Print (Hardback)
Pages 334 pp
ISBN ISBN
Preceded by Gilda Joyce: Psychic Investigator
Followed by Gilda Joyce: The Ghost Sonata

Gilda Joyce: The Ladies of the Lake is a mystery novel written by Jennifer Allison, published by Dutton Children's Books.

Plot summary

When Gilda Joyce earns a scholarship to attend Our Lady of Sorrows, a private high school for Catholic girls, she discovers that a girl named Dolores Lambert had drowned in the lake near the school a few years ago. In this novel, self-proclaimed psychic investigator Gilda Joyce investigates the mysterious happenings that seem to connect with the drowning of Dolores. Some people say that Dolores walked blindfolded onto a sheet of cracked ice that was overlapping the lake on the eve of Thanksgiving, while trying to get to her house. However, Gilda suspects that someone might have intentionally pushed Dolores into the depths of the lake or made her walk on it. Gilda investigates the drowning of Dolores, and approaches the truth after eavesdropping and sneaking into places she was not supposed to be. Eventually, she discovers that Danielle Menory, Priscilla Barkley, and Nikki Grimaldi were members of The Ladies of the Lake, a secret society. In her initiation ceremony, blindfolded Dolores had to find her way to the ruins where they had the secret club, and she "accidentally" wandered onto the lake and drowned. The girls are eventually punished. The only downfall is that Gilda's scholarship to Our Lady of Sorrows is taken away for having failing grades, although it is implied that she was kicked out for revealing that three of the school's most prized citizens were involved in murder, even if it was an accident.[1]

Characters

The author is Jennifer Allison.

Awards

2007 Edgar Awards Nominee [2]

2006 VOYA Top Shelf Fiction Selection for Middle School Readers[3] Characters: Gilda Joyce Mrs.Joyce Catholic girls Dolores P. Lambert Mrs.McCracken Miss Underhill Marcie Wendy Choy Brad Squib Velma Master Psychic Mr.Joyce

References

  1. Gilda Joyce: The Ladies of the Lake. Dutton Children Books. 2006.
  2. 2007 Edgar Nominees
  3. VOYA Top Shelf Fiction for Middle School Readers 2006

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