Circle of Secrets

Twelve-year-old Carl Stone and his close friends are not looking forward to another dull school year. But all of that is about to change. When a transfer student, Jade Templeton, joins their group and a quirky language arts teacher, Ms. Spencer, crosses their path, they stumble into a mystery.

An encounter with strange beams of light convinces Carl that there is something weird about their new teacher. No one believes him. But when his friends begin to notice other peculiar incidences linked to this teacher, their lives are sent into a tailspin. Little do they know that their mystery/adventure will include: stealing a four-wheeler, stopping a bully, wearing vampire fangs, visiting a gruesome Halloween display, and trekking down a dark, deserted street to spy on their teacher.

Will they be able to solve the mystery surrounding Ms. Spencer, or will they just be left with more questions?

Martha (Marti) Chrisp was a language and reading teacher for twenty-six years. With a personal love of books, she tried in every way possible to encourage her students to read. Each year she told her classes how much she would love to write a book for them. It would have to be a mystery since that was her favorite genre. Finally, her dream came true. The year before she retired she wrote a mystery novel and read it to her students. With their encouragement, she decided to publish it. The characters and personalities in her book, Circle of Secrets, are loosely based on many of the students she taught over the years.

Ms. Chrisp lives in Longview, Texas with her husband, David.