An Up2U Adventure Mystery The Starving Ghost by Kelly Rogers illustrated by Ebony Glenn
Chapter 1 A New Land Shay looked up at the sign marked Customs This was it the official gateway into Ireland The agent at the desk waved her forward He was a short man with a bushy beard He greeted her with a thick Irish accent that Shay couldn’t understand well Ha longll ya be stain Oirland he asked She looked blankly at the man She had no idea what the man was saying He looked at her with narrowed eyes and slowed way down as though speaking to a toddler How Long Will Ya Be Stain Oirland
Oh she said flushing bright red How long will I be staying in Ireland Ten weeks The interview lasted five more painful minutes At the end the customs man stamped Shay’s passport She felt a slight sense of doom She had secretly been hoping the agent would say No sorry love We can’t have you here in this country Why don’t you go back home and have a nice holiday Instead Shay thanked the man grabbed her suitcase and headed outside to the pick-up area Shay thought of her little sister Erin Erin was probably sitting on the beach right now Erin was too young to travel abroad so she had been sent to California with their aunt Karen Aunt Karen worked as a kayak travel guide She spent her days giving ocean tours and talking about the wildlife Erin was going to help her clean the kayaks and learn all about the animals Erin was going to be able to wear a swimsuit all
