02029cam a2200313 4500 84190550 TxAuBib 20110101120000.0 050117t20052003||||||||||||||||||||eng|u 2002151077 9780689849275 pbk. 0689849273 pbk. 9780689849275 TxAuBib Harlow, Joan Hiatt. Shadows on the sea / Joan Hiatt Harlow. 1st Aladdin pbk. ed. New York : Aladdin Paperbacks, 2005. ©2003. 244 p. ; 19 cm. Aladdin historical fiction In 1942, fourteen-year-old Jill goes to stay with her grandmother on the coast of Maine, where she is introduced to the often gossipy nature of small-town life, and discovers that the war is closer than she thought. The U.S. is at war with Germany. Fourteen-year-old Jill Winter's mother is traveling to Newfoundland and must pass through the treacherous North Atlantic, where German submarines -- U-boats -- stalk like wolves. Jill's father, a famous pop singer, is on tour, so Jill is sent to Winter Haven, Maine, to stay with Nana. Quarry, a local boy, says that "gossip ain't never been so good," and Jill soon discovers he's right -- Winter Haven is full of secrets and rumors. It seems everyone has something to hide -- even Nana! Jill doesn't know whom to trust, and she's worried for her mother's safety. And things get even worse when she finds a wounded carrier pigeon with a coded message attached to its leg. Jill is determined to get to the bottom of all these mysteries, but when she uncovers the biggest secret of all, she finds herself in grave danger -- and must run for her life!. 20110101. Friendship Fiction. World War, 1939-1945 United States Fiction. Grandmothers Fiction. Maine History 20th century Fiction. Aladdin historical fiction.