Summer at Forsaken Lake / Michael D. Beil / 330 pages

I am such a sucker for stories about kids on vacation at the ocean, a lake or at camp.  Michael Beil fills the bill with Summer at Forsaken Lake in which Nicholas (age 12) and his "annoying" twin sisters (age 10) are sent from NYC to a small town in Ohio to spend their summer on the lake with Great-Uncle Nick and his dog Pistol.   Nicholas gets to stay in the tower room which is the same room is father stayed in as a boy.  He learns to sail, meets and becomes good friends with a girl named Charlie who can throw a wicked curve ball, and solves the mystery of why his father never came back to Forsaken Lake.  A good wholesome story.  Besides, the town librarian is awesome. May appeal to fans of the Penderwicks.  Enjoyed listening to this one on CD narrated by Thomas Vincent Kelly.