Pages [132p.] [$9.95] ISBN [978-1-55469-149-4]
From Goodreads: "When sixteen-year-old Hannah gets stung, she rises out of her body, where she's greeted by her dead boyfriend, Logan, and a loving but unseen presence. She wants to stay with them. They say no. She must go back. There's something she must do.
But Hannah can't figure out what it is. Nor can she make sense of the weird things happening around her. Since the sting, she seems to have the ability to heal. Hannah doesn't know what to think. And then she faces another challenge: Logan has a purpose in mind for her new gift. And it's a purpose Hannah can't bear to face."
But Hannah can't figure out what it is. Nor can she make sense of the weird things happening around her. Since the sting, she seems to have the ability to heal. Hannah doesn't know what to think. And then she faces another challenge: Logan has a purpose in mind for her new gift. And it's a purpose Hannah can't bear to face."
Laura Langston is a Canadian author who has written a number of books for ORCA Soundings, including, but not limited to, LAST RIDE, EXIT POINT, and HANNAH'S TOUCH. Though all of her ORCA Soundings books are standalones they do share the commonality of that many of them touch upon the theme of death.
My largest complaint about this book is also it's biggest strength- personally I found the book to be far too short for me to make any real connection to it, I didn't feel like the emotions were as ferreted out as they needed to be, that the characters were as developed as they could have been, etc. However, I do see how the length of the book would be beneficial to hesitant readers. In finishing this book many hesitant readers would most likely feel a sense of accomplishment (not unlike I do after finishing a 500 page book), encouraging them to pick up more books to try their hand at.
That being said, I do think that the paranormal element of this novel (the ability to heal) is quite interesting, without being over the top/ unrealistic. Therefore I think that those who are hesitant about reading books of this nature (ie. paranormal/ sci-fi-ish) wouldn't have any difficulties with this (as Beth Revis writes of her book ACROSS THE UNIVERSE, "This sci-fi book is for those teenagers who don't like sci-fi"). Also, I think that the storyline of death, acceptance, and life beyond will appeal to many readers, especially fans of contemporary (after finishing it I couldn't help but be reminded of many of Lurlene McDaniel's books from the late 1990s and early 2000s).
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