Thea Monette moved form Boston to the small town in France called Kaysersberg. Thea's family has moved countless times, but she grows very excited when she finds out she gets to stay and make real friends. On her first day in her new home, she adventures off to the old ruins of a castle at the top of a hill. Each day that she goes, there is always a little white flower on the windowsill of one of the rooms. On her first day of school, she surprises the class by sitting next to "the shadow," an outsider that always has a barrier around him. To Thea, she thinks she could make friends with him. One day, she discovers a passage in the castle after following "the shadow." Through this passage and into the french catacombs, lies a portal. Through it is a strange land that she has never seen before. As she continues to learn more about this strange land and her strange friend, she finds out her ties to this other world. ~~~ By the way I like to use * in my books. Here is the key. * x5 = some time has past * x10 = Change in POV (there is a bunch of these) I hope you like this book! Please comment and vote!