The Summer I learned to Fly
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Last published Mon, May 25, 2015
"It's amazing. How they haunt us, torture us, yet make us feel safe," I say. "They're the ones who never left us, and never will. I- it's amazing."
Kaigen nods her head in agreement. Before opening her mouth to speak again, she takes a nervous glance at the teenage boys behind her - unsure of what they might think. "A-and it's like, they're another me. They know more about me than I do myself. And the secrets we've never dared tell anyone else. They know them."
Meet Kaige and Reyna, two fourteen year old girls who have the ability to see hidden things around them - making them far more dangerous than anyone else. It's sheer fate when Reyna visits Kaige and her friend Collin's ancient hotel, meeting two boys named Grayson and Evan who live in the suites above them. Something about the rustling, haunted building attracts these five teenagers, with a fellow ghost leading them on a quest to discover who they are inside - and which spirit lives in their hearts.
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