I read Summer of Fear, which is a fictional book written by Lois Duncan. It took place in the west between 1990 to present day. The theme was to never give up when you want to reach a goal. The conflict in the story was external. Rachael and her cousin Julia now live together and they do not get along.
             The main character in the story is Rachael. Rachael is a very persistent girl. This is demonstrated when she learns that her Cousin Julia is a witch and tries to convince her parents, but they will not believe her. She keeps trying to convince them by gathering more evidence. Rachael is also very caring and protective of her family. She cares about her family and would never want to see them hurt. The reason she wants to prove to her parents that Julia is a witch is so that her family will not be hurt. Rachael is very resourceful. She goes to the library and gets books on witchcraft, and discovers that many of Julia's habits are also the habits of other witches.
             Julia's parents have died in an accident. Julia now has to move in with her aunt's family whom she has never met. This is where the conflict begins between the two cousins. Julia stole Rachael's bedroom, her best friend, and her boyfriend. Rachael soon becomes sick of Julia. She goes to her neighbor, Professor Jarvis who is an expert on witchcraft and tells him all about Julia. Julia soon finds out about this and puts a curse on Professor Jarvis that causes him to have a heart attack. This is devastating to Rachael. Rachel's mother is a photographer. She had to go to a meeting in the Ozarks. While she is gone Julia admits to being a witch, and also admits that she is not really Julia. Julia's real identity is a girl named Sara. Sara was hired to work in Julia's family as a maid. After killing Julia and her family in an automobile accident Sara was able to take on Julia's identity. Sara wants to get
             ...