Description
Life has been hard for sixteen-year-old Barley Lick lately: he split with his girlfriend, his father died, and now his mother has a boyfriend, a cop named Fred Newton. Not even Barley’s new Great Dane, Stanley, can make things right.
Then Newton wants Barley to use his geocaching skills to help him solve a mystery; helping would mean losing a huge geocaching competition and, even worse, letting his ex-girlfriend Phyllis win. But Barley soon realizes that a young boy’s life may be in danger and time to rescue him is running out.
Then Newton wants Barley to use his geocaching skills to help him solve a mystery; helping would mean losing a huge geocaching competition and, even worse, letting his ex-girlfriend Phyllis win. But Barley soon realizes that a young boy’s life may be in danger and time to rescue him is running out.
Author Bio
Susan Flanagan has worked as a freelance journalist for almost thirty years. Her written works have appeared in numerous publications, including Canadian Geographic, National Geographic (maps), Canadian Running, Atlantic Business and Saltscapes. She has also worked in radio and television. Supermarket Baby (2021) won the 2019 Percy Janes First Novel Award (for unpublished manuscripts). The Degrees of Barley Lick is her first YA novel. She is an avid hiker and loves to geocache. She lives in St. John's, NL.
Review Quotes
“A somewhat rambling tale that will most appeal to fellow geocachers.”
— Kirkus ReviewsBiographical note
Susan Flanagan has worked as a freelance journalist for almost thirty years. Her writing has appeared in numerous publications, including Canadian Geographic, National Geographic (maps), Canadian Running, Atlantic Business, and Saltscapes. She has also worked in radio and television. Supermarket Baby, also forthcoming 2021, won the 2019 Fresh Fish Award. The Degrees of Barley Lick is her first YA novel. She is an avid hiker, and loves to geocache.
