Download or read book The Fantastic Secret of Owen Jester written by Barbara O'Connor and published by Farrar, Straus and Giroux (BYR). This book was released on 2010-08-31 with total page 103 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: An amazing secret has tumbled off a freight train into Carter, Georgia, and Owen Jester is the only person who knows about it. If he can simply manage to evade his grandfather's snappish housekeeper, organize his two best friends, and keep his nosy neighbor, Viola, at bay, he just might be in for the summer of a lifetime. With her trademark wit and easy charm, Barbara O'Connor spins a fantastic fable of friends, enemies, and superbly slimy bullfrogs. This title has Common Core connections.