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Finding Jade - (Daughters of Light) by Mary Jennifer Payne (Paperback)

Finding Jade - (Daughters of Light) by  Mary Jennifer Payne (Paperback)
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<p/><br></br><p><b> About the Book </b></p></br></br>In the year 2030, Jasmine is busy with her sick mother, her missing twin sister, and a series of events that have her questioning her sanity. Until she meets Raphael, who reveals that Jasmine is a talented Seer and that her sister isn't missing at all ... she's in the Place-in-Between, where the demons dwell.<p/><br></br><p><b> Book Synopsis </b></p></br></br>The year is 2030, and climate change is making life on Earth more challenging. Fourteen-year-old Jasmine Guzman is struggling to come to terms with the abduction of her twin sister, Jade, and her mother's illness. Things go from bad to worse when a series of bizarre occurrences make Jasmine wonder if she's losing her mind. But, with help from Raphael, a boy at her new school, Jasmine learns she actually has special powers that are putting her life in danger. <br/><br/>Most surprising, she learns that her sister isn't actually missing ... Jasmine just needs to look in the right place: The-Place-in-Between, where the demons dwell.<p/><br></br><p><b> Review Quotes </b></p></br></br><br>"True page-turning appeal."-- "Quill & Quire"<br><br>A touch of forbidden romance, a few <i>Alice in Wonderland</i> references, and a twist of heavenly proportions have left me glad that this is the first of what will be a series.-- "Canadian Children's Book News"<br><br>An intriguing sounding series.-- "CM: Canadian Review of Materials"<br><br>An intriguing start to a series.-- "Literary Treats"<br><br>An inventive read with thought-provoking themes.-- "Booklist"<br><br>Payne has combined a dystopian setting with the fantasy elements of angels and demons and supernatural powers.-- "Resource Links"<br><br>This may interest teens enough to hope for more information in upcoming installments.-- "VOYA"<br><p/><br></br><p><b> About the Author </b></p></br></br>Mary Jennifer Payne's writing has been published in journals, anthologies, and magazines in Canada and abroad. She is the author of several YA graphic novels and the YA novel <i>Since You've Been Gone</i>. She teaches special education with the Toronto District School Board and lives in Toronto.

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