| Specifications | 5 1/2" X 8 1/4"; 300 pages |
| List Price | | US$ 16.99 |  | |  |
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About
the Book
Claire Perry knows a split second can
change everything. It can be the difference between sticking a perfect landing
or falling off the beam. It can be the difference between a really fun party or
a totally messed up one. Or sometimes, as Claire finds out, it can even be the
difference between life . . . or death. For Claire’s younger sister,
Nellie, an elite gymnast who is "destined for gold," things have
always come easy. A split second is usually all it takes to capture the
attention of a boy at a party, and the judges at a meet, or their critical
father—everyone. Then one night, one decision, one split
second—changes their world forever. The two sisters get into a car
accident that leaves one of them with a traumatic brain injury. Now, the sisters
will have to figure out what’s worth fighting for and what are the limits
of guilt, forgiveness, and sisterhood. Memories will come crashing back and
secrets will come to light—whether they’re ready for them . . . or
not.
"Red and green
flashing lights, a computer monitor, and dozens of wires are coiled and twisted
around one another like the overlapping tracks of a roller coaster
ride.
Except
this is one ride you’d never want to
take.
I’m
so scared. My mind keeps repeating the words too horrible to say
aloud:
Please don’t die. Please don’t
die.
Please don’t
die.
Nellie doesn’t
answer, of course. But for some reason it feels like I can hear her, through the
glass, through the bandages, inside her head.
Where am I,
Claire? Where are you?
Why can’t you help me get
out?"
Pamela Lowell lives in Barrington, Rhode
Island
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here for a Teacher’s Guide to Spotting for Nellie!
