Weekly Update! I started this book 2 years ago and I had to stop writing because of school. Now, I'm back and I can't wait to show you all what I have in store for my book! Book Description: In the future, a new world is discovered linking past events to the present. Three people journey to a world within their world. Along the journey, truth to past events surfaces while those threatened by this seek to find and destroy anyone who may reveal it. This takes place in a dystopian world full of pollution and rats may be the answer to everything. Sam, Sarah, and Tony go on a quest that will forever change their lives and the lives of people on Earth. Will it be for the better or the worse? © 2022 PearlsByShirl . All rights reserved. All rights reserved. No portion of this book may be reproduced in any form without permission from the publisher, except as permitted by U.S. copyright law. For permissions contact: @PearlsByShirl

Cara’s mother has disappeared. Her father isn’t talking about it. Her big brother Max is hiding behind his iPod, and her genius little brother Jackson is busy studying the creatures he collects from the beach. But when a watery specter begins to haunt the family’s Cape Cod home, Cara and her brothers realize that their scientist mother may not be who they thought she was—and that the world has much stranger, much older inhabitants than they had imagined. With help from Cara’s best friend Hayley, the three embark on a quest that will lead them from the Cape’s hidden, ancient places to a shipwreck at the bottom of the sea. They’re soon on the front lines of an ancient battle between good and evil, with the terrifying “pouring man” close on their heels. One chapter will be posted Mondays, Wednesdays and Fridays until all 10 chapters are up. These will be followed by the second book in the series, The Shimmers in the Night. A Junior Library Guild Pick; Kirkus Reviews Best of 2011; Selected for the ABC Best Books for Children Catalog; Locus Notable Books.