Language: R (41 swears, 4 ‘f’); Mature Content:G ; Violence: PG (coyote attack, threats)
BUYING ADVISORY: MS, HS - OPTIONAL
APPEALS TO: SEVERAL
13yo Xavier has reluctantly joined his dad and pregnant stepmom, Nia, on the annual trip to the family cabin, knowing his older brother will come up soon. When they wake in the morning, however, they are no longer at the lake - they are somewhere else. Disaster strikes when Nia goes into early labor, but somehow everything turns out ok. Now, three years later, the four have figured out who exist where they are - but when a new family appears suddenly, everything is thrown into question again.
I don’t want to say too much - Oppel has done a great job with his new science fiction book - this one in particular reminds me of Will Sleator’s stories. And the length is not too intimidating fora wide variety of readers.
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Cindy, Middle School Librarian, MLS
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