CRACK LINE PB
By Michael Lawrence
(Greenwillow Books, Paperback, 9780060724795, 352pp.)
Publication Date: September 2005
Categories: Family - Parents, Science Fiction, Fantasy, & Magic, Social Issues - Death & Dying
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A Boy
Alaric's life has unraveled in the two years since he lost his mother in a terrible train crash. He and his father are barely speaking, and their home, Withern Rise, is in shambles.
A GirlNaia tries not to dwell on the accident that nearly killed her mother two years ago, now that life with her parents at Withern Rise has returned to normal.
One and the SameAlaric and Naia do not know each other, or that they are living nearly identical lives. But when they meet, their resemblance to each other is unmistakable. As their lives entwine, they uncover a truth that has the power to rearrange, or even erase, their very existence.
Michael Lawrence started his working life as a graphic designer and photographer and subsequently worked as (among other things) a television script reader, an antiques dealer, and a publicist for a traveling circus. He now writes full-time and currently lives near Stamford, England, some forty miles from the house in which he was born—the house he calls Withern Rise in The Underwood See.
.“A very engaging tale.”
-School Library Journal
“The superior wordcraft, thorough world-building, and compassionate characterization make this novel an attractive choice.”
-The Bulletin of the Center for Children’s Books
“An intriguing story of multiple universes.”
-Kirkus Reviews
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