Marty's Secret — Jerry B. Jenkins

Some secrets are fun -- but some aren't. Marty Martin was a tough guy at Daniel Bradford's school. He was only in the fifth grade, but already, he has a bad reputation. Even the sixth-graders didn't mess with Marty. Marty's behavior bothered Daniel. Not just because he was so mean, or because he lied so much. Daniel knew he was hiding something. Some terrible secret he dared not let anyone know. But Daniel learned Marty's secret. Marty's father was beating him -- and his sister, too. Then Daniel and Jim Bradford had to decide -- help Marty, or stay out of it. Would they keep Marty's secret? Find out in Marty's Secret, number 5 in the Bradford Family Adventures series.