Abby – Secret at Cutter Grove (South Seas Adventures #4)

When the Kendalls lose their ranch in 1848 thirteen-year-old Abigail Kendall her family and friends Luke Kini and Duncan travel to the island of Kauai to investigate the sugarcane business. Upon arrival theyre welcomed by the wealthy plantation owner Reese Cutter and Pa and Uncle Samuel are offered jobs in the fields. But all isnt as sweet as it looks. The Hawaiian workers talk about how Reese has changed since his parents died. The dastardly Capn Jim who threw Abby and Luke off his boat in a previous adventure shows up at Reeses dinner table. And then theres something fishy about the Cutter parents will. When Abby and Luke decide to investigate they solve not only one mystery but two uniting relatives who didnt even know about each other! Along the way Abby learns that home isnt a house or ranch–its wherever your family and friends are.