| Rowena Maven is shocked when her mother, Dr Marina Maven, accepts a lecturing job in Australia, stepping in for an injured colleague. With little time to accustom herself to the idea of a year of high school in New South Wales, Ro makes a light-hearted agreement with her best friend, Mahalia, (Hallie) that they will try to keep in touch by mind-messages. A big joke, but both know their moms are unlikely to allow long telephone chats halfway across the world.
The apartment Marina's agent has rented is run down and dingy. Within three days, Mom is on the telephone to the realtor, demanding a better place to stay. Rowena goes out on the balcony and tries to send a mind-message to Hallie. Her graphic visualization of the message's progress is so clear that she feels uneasy. Then someone greets her, by name, from above, and a boy drops (literally) into her life. From that point on, Ro's life gets increasingly complicated. Patrick is intriguing, by turns remote and welcoming, but he seems to be able to take Ro to places many miles away in a matter of seconds. Who is Patrick? What is he? Ro doesn't know. | ||
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Plot & Themes Tone of book - suspenseful (sophisticated fear) FANTASY or SCIENCE FICTION? - fantasy story on current Earth Romance Yes Is this an adult or child's book? - Adult or Young Adult Book Descript. of chases or violence - 10 % planning/preparing, gather info, debate puzzles/motives - 20 % Feelings, relationships, character bio/development - 50 % Descript. of society, phenomena (tech), places - 20 % Human/magical couple? Yes Type of couple: - She's a human, he's a magical being Main Character Identity: - Female Profession/status: Age: - a teen Main Adversary Identity: - none Setting Earth setting: - current (early 21st century) Takes place on Earth? Yes Writing Style Accounts of torture and death? - no torture/death scientific jargon? (SF only) - none/very little science jargon needed How much dialogue? - roughly even amounts of descript and dialog |
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