Faces In The Water

York #2

by Phyllis Reynolds Naylor

In this second book in the chilling York Trilogy, Dan struggles to bring the truth behind the faces in the Water to the surface.

Back from York, England, and away from the ghosts and gypsies that haunted him there, Dan is prepared to spend a relaxing summer on his grandmother's farm. But he no sooner arrives than his peaceful mood turns into terror.

Again and again, he sees the face of a gypsy he met in York in the cellar spring water, and hears whispers of his name in the wind. Determined to confront the fears and faces that have followed him home, and restore his life to the way it was before York, Dan is led into the past, where he must examine the present and focus on the future yet again.

Dan's journey begins with Shadows on the Wall and concludes with Footprints at the Window.

Genres: Fantasy, Fiction, Time Travel, Historical, Childrens, Adventure, Young Adult

About the author

Phyllis Reynolds Naylor was born in Anderson, Indiana, US on January 4, 1933.

Her family were strongly religious with conservative, midwestern values and most of her childhood was spent moving a lot due to her father's occupation as a salesman.

Though she grew up during the Depression and her family did not have a lot of money, Naylor stated that she never felt poor because her family owned good books. Her parents enjoyed reading stories to the children--her father would imitate the characters in Huckleberry Finn and Tom Sawyer--and her mother read to them every evening, "almost until we were old enough to go out on dates, though we never would have admitted this to anyone."

By the time Phyllis reached fifth grade, writing books was her favorite hobby and she would rush home from school each day to write down whatever plot had been forming in her head - at sixteen her first story was published in a local church magazine.

Phyllis has written over 80 books for children and young people. One of these books, "Shiloh," was awarded the Newbery Medal in 1992, was named a Notable Children's Book by the American Library Association and was also Young Adult Choice by the International Reading Association.

Naylor gets her ideas from things that happen to her or from things she has read. "Shiloh" was inspired by a little abused dog she and her husband found. The little dog haunted her so much that she had to write a story about him to get it out of her mind.

Reviews

[Aimee Peeling]

I loved it! I read this trilogy when I was young and never really forgot that I enjoyed the story. Recently I came upon the books again and realized that this book takes place where I currently live. York! Even Mt. Wolf is part of the story! Too strange, I grew up a state away!

[Riley Carrier]

I absolutely loved this book. I haven't read the first book yet, but I definitely plan on it. I liked the way that it sort of changed the time of the plot without warning and you are all of the sudden in an ancient world. This book really changed the way I felt about reading and understanding the plot of books. I also loved it because you were always learning something new about the characters of the book. I am currently reading the third book of York and i'm hoping that it is as good as this book was. I would recommend this book to anyone who likes to read.

[Julie]

This book struck me as a jumbled mess. Though the first book in the series was fine, this one just didn't seem to provide any answers, just more questions. I was underwhelmed.

[Ab]

this is so weird. haha well it's books two and i didn't know. i just needed a book for an english project in high school haha

[Nancy]

Better than the 1st book, in my opinion. The ghosts follow the young boy (Dan) home to America and he has to deal with a lot of their appearances.