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"I have a secret. Do not be afraid"
     These are the only words that poor 12 year old Gabe has to work with after the death of his uncle, Vernon Pace. The only words he has to work with until, the delivery of a green envelope to the mailbox. Something is going on...... Something that will likely change poor Gabe's life forever.

      “Vernon Culligan has been dead to the town of Drayford, Virginia so long that when the crusty Vietnam veteran finally dies, only one person notices. Twelve-year-old Gabe grew up in the foster care system until a social worker located his uncle Vernon two years ago. When he comes home from schol to discover that his uncle has died, he's too stunned to react - so he does nothing. But the next day, returning from school, he discovers a strange note in his mailbox:

I have a secret. Do not be afraid.

      And his uncle's body is gone.
    Thus begins a unique exhanage between Gabe and a secret correspondent. Flashbacks reveal how Gabe and Vernon's relationship changed their lives, and how war affects soldiers, even decades later. Eventually, Vernon's death will be discovered, and Gabe and the mystery note writer must learn to move forward.”

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