NIST comments:
Y11: "It is a great combination of fantasy fiction, engraved in everyday live events which don't seem to really take place everyday."
Series
Collection
Publication
Little, Brown Books for Young Readers (2010), Edition: Reprint, 592 pages
Description
In a small South Carolina town, where it seems little has changed since the Civil War, sixteen-year-old Ethan is powerfully drawn to Lena, a new classmate with whom he shares a psychic connection and whose family hides a dark secret that may be revealed on her sixteenth birthday.
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Original publication date
2009-12-01
Awards
Audie Award (Finalist — 2011)
Arkansas Teen Book Award (Honor Book — 2011)
Colorado Blue Spruce Award (Nominee — 2014)
California Young Reader Medal (Nominee — 2013)
The Flume: NH Teen Reader's Choice Award (Nominee — 2011)
William C. Morris YA Debut Award (Finalist — 2010)
Volunteer State Book Award (Nominee — Young Adult — 2012)
Evergreen Teen Book Award (Nominee — 2012)
Georgia Peach Book Award for Teen Readers (Honor Book — 2012)
SCIBA T. Jefferson Parker Mystery Award (Finalist)
OYAN Book Rave (2011)
Language
Original language
English