Kira is best friends with Brigid, a girl who has the strange ability to take someone's hand and visit the past lives of their ancestors.
When an accident kills Laney while Brigid was giving her a “reading,” Brigid becomes trapped in the past. Doctors think Brigid is in a coma but Kira knows she must find a way to save her. She discovers that the only way to pull Brigid out of the trance is to connect her to one of Laney’s blood relatives. The only problem? Laney was adopted. With the help of Laney’s family friend, Kira must track down the truth about Laney’s birth family before it’s too late.
This short novel is a high-interest, low-reading level book for teen readers who are building reading skills, want a quick read or say they don’t like to read!
“This story for reluctant readers features an intriguing premise.”
“The accessible prose services the book’s breakneck speed. The language is straightforward, thought-provoking, and often beautiful…Action and intrigue dominate the novel, which features constant excitement and shifting momentum from beginning to end. A captivating novel about the myriad lasting impacts of generational trauma.”