And the more Wendy discovers about the people around her, the more there is to learn. But the spring program, abandoned puppies, and high school track team tryouts don’t leave much time to play detective. Even her best friend, Jennifer, is hiding something and pulling away. Wendy Robichaud doesn't care one bit about being popular like good-looking classmates Tookie and the Sticks-until Brainiac bully John-Monster schemes against her, and someone leaves anonymous sticky-note messages all over school. If you like fun mysteries set in historical sites with a little romance and humor, you definitely need to check out Where You Lead by Leslea Wahl!Īlso, check out the giveaway Leslea is doing at You can also learn more about Leslea Wahl and her other mysteries, The Perfect Blindside and An Unexpected Role, on her website.Funny how you can live your days as a clueless little kid, believing you look just fine … until someone knocks you in the heart with it. Woven into this mystery is a little romance (because, of course, Nick is a handsome boy) and lots of fun characters, like Eve’s cranky neighbor in her new apartment building and the rule-breaking teenage daughter of an ambassador. Nick and Eve follow the clues to the treasure around historic sites in Washington, D.C. This mission involves stopping a foreign entity from getting his hands on a potential treasure that was buried years ago during the Civil War. Nick had been the one to convince his dad to run for office, so now both Nick and Eve feel like they are on a mission from God (cue the Blues Brothers music!). Once there, she finds Nick, who turns out to be the son of a newly elected senator. When she learns that her dad has been offered a job at Georgetown University in Washington, D.C., (right after she’s had a vision of Nick in D.C.), she decides to convince her dad to take the job and move the family from New Mexico to D.C. She decides to ask God for help and promises to go wherever God leads her (hence, the title of the book). Finally, Eli tells Samuel that if he hears the voice again to say, “Speak, Lord, your servant is listening.”Įve realizes she needs to pray about what these visions might mean. He reminds her of the story of Samuel, who kept hearing a voice calling for him in the night, but when he ran to the priest Eli, Eli said that he had not called him.

When neither the nurse or the counselor offer any helpful suggestions, Eve turns to the elderly priest at her parish. After a while Eve starts having difficulty telling reality from the visions, so she seeks help at school.

All she knows is that his name is Nick, and she thinks she’s supposed to help him. High school junior Eve keeps having visions of a boy she’s never met.

Today I’m happy to tell you about her latest, Where You Lead. If you’ve been around the blog a while, you know I love a good YA mystery by Leslea Wahl.