Awakening
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Chapter Book · Ages 12–+ · 2009 · Est. 6 hour read

Awakening

Book #1 in the Lily Dale series

A town of psychics, a mysterious death, and a hidden gift. Can Calla uncover the truth?

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256 pages· 52,496 words· Est. 6 hour read
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After her mother's sudden death, Calla is sent to Lily Dale, a town of psychics, to stay with her grandmother. As strange events unfold, Calla questions if she has inherited a psychic gift and if her mother's death was truly accidental. With secrets lurking in her mother's past, Calla must decide if she can handle the truth about her family's legacy and her own future. Will she uncover the mystery, or is her imagination playing tricks on her?

From the publisher

Calla thought that her boyfriend breaking up with her in a text message was the worst thing that could ever happen to her. But just two weeks later, her mother died in a freak accident, and life as she knew it was completely over. With her father heading to California for a new job, they decide that Calla should spend a few weeks with the grandmother she barely knows while he gets them set up. To Calla’s shock, her mother’s hometown of Lily Dale is a town full of psychics–including her grandmother. Suddenly, the fact that her mother never talked about her past takes on more mysterious overtones. The longer she stays in town, the stranger things become, as Calla starts to experience unusual and unsettling events that lead her to wonder whether she has inherited her grandmother’s unique gift. Is it this gift that is making her suspect that her mother’s death was more than an accident, or is it just an overactive imagination? Staying in Lily Dale is the only way to uncover the truth. But will Calla be able to deal with what she learns about her mother’s past and her own future?

At a glance
Format
Paperback
Pages
256
Words
52,496
Reading age
12–99+
Audience
Young Adult
Lexile
750L
Themes & topics
Books about familyBooks about griefBooks about the supernaturalBooks about self-discoveryBooks about mother-daughter relationships
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Book details

Reading levels
ATOS
4.7
F&P level
~R
AR points
8
AR interest level
MG+
AR quiz
119965
Publication
Published
April 29, 2008
First published
August 21, 2009
Edition
Language
English
Type
Chapter Book
Identifiers
ISBN
9780802796554

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