Judy Blundel

Book Report

What I saw and how I lied, by Judy Blundell, tells the story of a young plain Jane, Evie, who takes an adventurous trip with her family, but what doesn’t know is that she will be thrown into the middle of a suspicious death, or worse, murder. This elegant, detail-driven tale smoothly segues into a whodunit page turner, while unwinding a web of lies and fake people. Placed back in 1947 after World War II, Evelyn Spooner and parents, Beverly and Joe Spooner, just began to fall back to a normal routine after the return of her step -father. Although, Joe brought back with him more than just war stories, he brought back the idea of an elaborate trip to Florida. Little did any of them know, by driving to Florida for their vacation
I wanted to be there be in the Florida sun and feel what Joe had been talking about for the last week. He had told me and mom that when we reach Florida you can taste to oranges in the air and smell the ocean for miles away. Mom sat in the front seat, she was beautiful, the envy of the whole town all the men stared at her as she walked by. She is tan, skinny, and toned, her long blonde hair tumbled down her back in perfect curls almost making the effect of a waterfall. The way she carries herself, the way she could light a cigarette with one swift motion. Then there was Joe, he reminds me more of a Ken doll, he had big muscle that showed through his shirt and he had short hair from the war together they were like beauty and the beast. Then there was me people always told me I was beautiful but until last summer I never notice that when people said I was beautiful they just lumped me together with me mother, it kind of went like “ Sure your beautiful kido, look where you came
Garson, whom he had meet and they were planning a business together when we got back to New York. There was something about Peter that father didn’t like, but I hadn’t noticed it back then. I was too busy finding ways to see Peter, but when he would ask me to go somewhere mom would always tag along. I wanted just to be alone with him and let him see how I was when my mommy wasn’t there. One night we all went out to dinner at one of the nicest restaurants in town. Mom and Mrs. Garson and dressed me they had put powder on my face and even let me wear lipstick. I know I look stupid but I wanted to prove Peter that I could be look like and adult and not a 15 year girl. After dinner we went outside and wanted for the cars. Peter put his arm around me and something just felt right, well at least to me it did. Joe saw and smoke blow out of his head. HE took a swing at Peter but Peter had duck just in time to miss Joe’s muscular hand. The next day at breakfast Joes tone had changed. He was asking mom and peter he they wanted to out on the ocean on a boat he had rented. Mom said she didn’t want to go because people were talking g about how there was going to be a hurricane that day, but in the end mom, Joe, and Peter all ended up