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Overview

Ted Dunagan, who was named 2009 Georgia Author of the Year in the young adult category for his debut novel A Yellow Watermelon, continues the saga of two adventuresome boys in this sequel. Both books are set squarely in the Southern literary tradition as they reveal the lives of young Ted and Poudlum, friends despite the racial divide in rural Alabama in the late 1940s. In the new volume, Dunagan again demonstrates his ability to weave a strong narrative with easy-going prose. Peppered with vignettes of rural life, Secret of the Satilfa evokes a simpler time, but before Southern society had come to grips with racial segregation. Young Ted s questioning of why he and Poudlum attend separate schools must go unanswered, while the boys imagine a future without such barriers. In the fall of 1948, Ted and Poudlum have their post-Thanksgiving fishing trip to the Cypress Hole on the Satilfa Creek interrupted by unwelcome visitors fugitive bank robbers. They manage to escape and after a brief respite where they help their families make cane syrup and kill pigs for the winter, they return to the Satilfa to search along with seemingly half the locals for money rumored to have been hidden by the criminals. However, Ted and Poudlum have a clue no one else possesses, which indirectly leads to their triumph. Through their exposure to some memorable individuals, the boys grow in character and knowledge as the story progresses.

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Gr 4–7—Ted and Poudlum, who live in Alabama in 1948, find themselves at the mercy of two bank robbers while on a fishing trip. The friends have endured tough situations before, and they overcome them again in this sequel to A Yellow Watermelon (NewSouth, 2007). Lots of adventures ensue, including being tied to the underside of a bridge, having a run-in with a rattlesnake, outsmarting the thieves, searching for the stolen money, and witnessing a courtroom drama. Dunagan maintains the novel's momentum at the end when Ted attends Poudlum's church, a place where black angels sing and the preacher gives a rousing sermon. The author delineates the theme of friendship well, and the boys' relationship rings true. Most of the other characters, aside from Ted's Uncle Curvin and brother Fred, are one-dimensional, and Uncle Curvin's multiple comments about civic responsibility come across as didactic. Negative aspects of the South, including racial epithets and incorrect grammar, are in keeping with the time and place. Readers unfamiliar with the first book might wonder how the boys' interracial friendship began, but they're sure to become absorbed in Ted and Poudlum's current circumstances. This novel has plenty of action and suspense to engage reluctant readers.—Hilary Writt, Sullivan University, Lexington, KY

Product Details

  • ISBN-13: 9781588382498
  • Publisher: NewSouth, Incorporated
  • Publication date: 4/28/2010
  • Pages: 202
  • Sales rank: 1,146,593
  • Age range: 8 - 13 Years
  • Lexile: 990L (what's this?)
  • Product dimensions: 5.80 (w) x 8.60 (h) x 0.90 (d)

Meet the Author

Ted M. Dunagan is now retired after a career in the cosmetics and fragrance industry. He writes features and columns for the Monticello News in Monticello, Georgia, where he lives.

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