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Synopsis
In this ghostly novel by Margaret Buffie, Rachel hears strange voices. She sees things that aren't there. She always knows when something bad is going to happen. Some people may call these warnings a gift -- a power. Not Rachel. She just wants to be like the other kids. But, then she moves in with Great Aunt Irene and begins to understand the reason for the warnings.
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About the Author
Margaret Buffie is an award-winning author of young adult books. Her books include The Watcher and Angels Turn Their Backs. She lives in Winnipeg, Manitoba.
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Grade 6-10-- First Rachel McCaw's artist-mother leaves home to find herself. Then her father--former hippie-farmer, now trucker--sells their Manitoba farm and drives off in his 18-wheeler to sort things out, leaving Rachel in the care of the "Fossils"--Aunt Irene and the odd assortment of elderly characters who share her ramshackled house. Rachel has been plagued by a second sight, or what she calls The Warnings , that seems to foretell the future. The Fossils seem to understand this about Rachel, and are inordinately interested in all of her thoughts, dreams, and experiences, as if they are waiting for something to happen. Will, a teenaged neighbor and classmate who is becoming more than a friend, is also drawn into the mystery surrounding a ghost who appears in Rachel's room. Like Buffie's The Haunting of Frances Rain (Scholastic, 1989), this is a compelling story, complex in themes but fast-moving and easy to read. It features a likable but very human heroine faced with meaningful, topical family problems; an unexpected first romance; and unusual supernatural intrigue rooted in her ancestry and guaranteed to keep the pages turning. Fans of Buffie's first novel will not be disappointed in this one, with its surprising and satisfying climax and conclusion; a captivating cover and contents will attract new readers as well. --Susan L. Rogers, Chestnut Hill Academy, PA
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- PublisherKids Can Press
- Publication date1989
- ISBN 10 1550742515
- ISBN 13 9781550742510
- BindingPaperback
- LanguageEnglish
- Number of pages256
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