Author's Biography

Lin Acacio-Flores is an award -winning writer of stories for children. She graduated with a Bachelor of music,
Magna cum laude , at the Holy Ghost College. She also completed a course in Writing for children and Teenagers at
the institute of Children's Literature, Redding Ridge , Connecticut , U. S. A., 1989.

Among her awards :an Honorable Mention in the parker Pen-Honolulu Magazine, U. S. A., short story contest,
1991; a third prize (co-winner)in the children's story category in English, Carlos Palanca Memorial Awards,
1993;and another third prize in the children's story category in English, Carlos Palanca Memorial Awards, 1995.

She has co-authored with daughter Annette, A child 's Treasury of Philippine Christmas stories (1996).She has
contributed stories and articles for Sunday inquirer, starweek, panorama, Woman's Home Companion magazines,
and water in the Ring of fire story anthologies. She is a columnist for parents magazines.

She is a member of kuwentista ng mga tsikiting, an association of writers for children. She is married to Atty. Jose
P. Flores and has three children, joey, Vince, Annette and six grandchildren, ages two to nine.

Tittle:
The secret

Unfamiliar words:

:the time when the upper limb of the sun disappears below the horizon as a result of the diurnal rotation of the
earth.
to utter words in a low confused indistinct manner : mutter. transitive verb. : to utter with a low inarticulate voice.
It’s a common trope in today’s horror genre to feature the more frightening aspects of religion, particularly when it
comes to nuns and exorcisms, as a means to explore our fears.

Across the world, there are hordes of legends of religious spirits, including that of the “Faceless Nun.” While largely
an urban legend, sightings of a mysterious Faceless Nun (nothing but flesh or darkness where your eyes, nose, and
mouth should be) have in fact been reported across the globe. Anything without a face is creepy enough, but add a
splash of religious attire and it’s enough to melt every spine on the block.

In Italy, three faceless nuns of the Torba Monastery are said to wander the countryside due to an unfinished mural.
The three faces, perfect ovals, were never completed.

Art plays a factor in other areas as well. It’s commonly believed the original Faceless Nun was an artist in the midst
of a self-portrait (a selfie made with paint and patience) who was called to service without the time to paint her
facial features. She died an unfortunate death before she could ever complete the painting and, to this day, her
spirit is cursed to walk the earth with no face. A 1940 account placed this tale overseas in France, while another
focuses on St. Mary-of-the-Woods in Indiana at around the same time.

The Terra Haute, IN, legend states the nun perished of an illness before she could complete her self-portrait.
Numerous accounts of a ghostly nun have persisted in Catholic women’s college, including one from a nun who
encountered a woman sobbing in the college’s church. When she approached the pew where the woman sat, she
realized she too was a nun, but not just any ordinary nun. This one had no face.
While the account of the college’s faceless nun has been disputed by someone who was there at the time, stories
of a faceless nun have only grown over the years. My new city, Tucson, is even thought to be the home of a
faceless nun – perhaps the same faceless nun but likely another wandering soul with no smile.

Cathedral of St. Augustine in 1897

The Cathedral of Saint Augustine, at 192 South Stone Avenue, is the seat for the Roman Catholic Diocese of
Tucson. Built in 1858, the church has changed a great deal since its meager two-room beginnings. Like most old
buildings, it has its share of ghost stories, including its very own tale of the Faceless Nun. There the apparition has
been seen levitating above the ground in the courtyard, at least according to a local ghost guide. From there the
tale has only grown.

BOOK ANALYSIS

this exciting new novel for children, Ms. Lin Acacio-Flores draws from her experience of the Second World War to
tell a tale of suspense and courage in a convent where young schoolgirls stay to survive the war.

Rica, the heroine, is a young girl who is brave and smart enough to uncover the truth about stories of shadowy
figures and faceless nuns that haunt forbidden parts of the convent. The author succeeds in evoking the emotions
and communicating the values of a crucial time in Philippine history

INTRODUCTION

There is always a day after tomorrow. Lin Acacio Flores "book, "The Secret" portrays a young girl that lied during
the japanese colonial period here in the philippines. This book,tellsus one of the most probable situation that a
young girl could experience in her life that time. It is also another way o fnarratin experiences of filipino families in
that era.