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When 15‑year‑old Mary clutches her ticket to Canada, she hopes for a family reunion with a long‑lost cousin in Hawthorn Bay. Instead, she encounters an unsettling mystery—an impossible accident that shatters the town’s sense of safety and reveals her own powerful psychic gifts. The locals, suspicious and frightened, ostracize her, forcing Mary to wrestle with her extraordinary gifts while trying to protect those she loves.
Set against the backdrop of a Canadian coastal community, the novel blends youthful curiosity with supernatural intrigue, posing questions about power, trust, and the limits of human perception.
First publish date: 1986
Genre: Children's Fiction/Children's Adventure
Authors: Janet Lunn
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