Glimmer
In a seemingly idyllic small town called Summer Falls, two teens wake up naked, entwined in each other&#x2019;s arms, and neither one has any memory of who they are or how they got there. Chapters alternate between &#x201C;Him&#x201D; and &#x201C;Her&#x201D; as they try to piece together their pasts and find their identities. While Summer Falls is always a perfect 72 degrees and nothing bad ever seems to happen&#x2014;at least, not that anyone remembers&#x2014;only Elyse and Marshall see that something is very wrong. Ghosts of the town&#x2019;s past inhabitants trigger &#x201C;heatnaps&#x201D; to erase bad memories on the spot, while sunny memories reveal a darker side in the form of an ancient power funneled through a charismatic ancestor of Elyse&#x2019;s. Readers will respond to Elyse&#x2019;s and Marshall&#x2019;s character development as they search for themselves, each trying to reconcile the person they&#x2019;re learning about with who they feel they are at the core. The decidedly sci-fi feel of this supernatural suspense story will appeal to a broad range of readers. Grades 9-12. --Heather Booth