Mary M Mager

Under the Summer Sun Mary M Mager

Sometimes knowing when to ask for help is the hardest thing to do, especially when you've been keeping a secret for a long, long time. Toby, the King's page, cannot read. Ashamed and embarrassed, he finds his world falling apart when a new tutor comes to Concordia. If that's not enough, a nasty boy named Harley tries to blackmail him! But with help from his friend Olive and the tutor, Mr. Snipperside, Toby finds a way to face his problem and turn the tables on Harley. Along the way, the teens deal with poisonous spiders, a disastrous picnic, and a raging forest fire threatening all of Concordia. Welcome to Concordia, a fortunate land having just the right amount of everything, in this engaging second book of the Concordia series for middle-grade readers.