What Happened In Beulah By Christy Scott Cashman
Genre: YA Mystery, Coming of Age
A teenage girl uncovers the dark secrets of her Smoky Mountain town while searching for a missing classmate in this gripping coming-of-age mystery perfect for fans of Where the Crawdads Sing.
Nestled in the foothills of the Smoky Mountains, Beulah has always seemed steady—rooted in tradition, shaped by generations, and slow to change. But in 1986, the ground has shifted, and no one feels that more than fifteen-year-old Barrett Childress Owens. Between her parents’ unraveling marriage and a school full of kids she can’t connect with, she feels invisible in her own hometown.
When Lacy Gunderson, the captivating new girl everyone is curious about, suddenly vanishes, the town’s calm surface fractures. Search parties comb the woods. A police investigation begins. Rumors multiply. Families close ranks. And Barrett begins to sense how much the adults around her choose not to say. As Beulah clings to its usual rituals—including the annual Miss Kudzu pageant, which has shaped local girlhood for decades—Barrett is forced to navigate a community where loss lingers in the air and secrets are carefully kept. Her journey through the uncertainty reshapes her understanding of friendships, family, and the complex place she calls home.
About the Author
Christy Scott Cashman is a best-selling and award-winning author with multiple national honors. A writer, actress, and producer, she has decades of storytelling experience across film, literature, and the arts. Christy is the founder of YouthINK, a creative arts foundation empowering young people through imagination and expression, and serves on the Board of the Associates of the Boston Public Library. Christy divides her time between Boston, Massachusetts, Martha’s Vineyard, and Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, where she enjoys family life with three dogs and four horses.
My Thoughts
What Happened In Beulah By Christy Scott Cashman The main character, Barrett, is from a small town called Beulah. Has an alcoholic mother and a strange preacher father who aren’t very active in her life. She has constantly had to clean up her mother’s messes. Beau feels like a total outcast at her high school; thankfully, she has one good friend named Cassie, who she likes to do sassy things with. She also had a crush on a cute boy in school named Beauregard Fletcher. She also became friends with the new girl, Lucy, who was different because she didn’t dress like anyone else; she had an alternative look. In a place where you had to fit in to be part of their annual beauty pageant, she was a rule-breaker. In this city, it’s dangerous, especially if they don’t think you look and walk and dress and believe how they do. Always been What society considered different because I liked to dress gothic and really don’t care to socialize. Which had me drawn to the character Lucy, who ends up going missing! Barrett had a crush on a boy named Beau; it was so cute; I loved how chill and organic it was. Let’s just say what happens in this town stays in this town. This book was a nail-biter; how it ended was very unexpected!
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