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Overview
Rachel hears strange voices. She sees things that aren't there. She always knows when something bad is going to happen. And she hates it. Some people may call Rachel's Warnings a gift - a power. Rachel thinks she's living a nightmare. But that was before she realized she wasn't crazy. And now she understands the reason for the Warnings.And it is very, very evil.
Rachel leads a lonely life with the old people she calls the Fossils until she starts to receive the Warnings, strange psychic messages that let her know of a grave threat.
Editorials
School Library Journal
Gr 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, PABook Details
Published
May 1, 1994
Publisher
Scholastic, Inc.
Pages
245
Format
Paperback
ISBN
9780590436663