Publishers Weekly, starred reviewĪ captivating exploration of the power of place, family, memory, and time itself.īarzak expertly balances magical realism, historical flashbacks, andĬontemporary teen romance in Aidan s journey of self-discovery. He is also the author of the short story collections, Birds and Birthdays, and Before and Afterlives. The unpredictability of curses, magic, and love are inexorably entwined in this gracefully written story. Christopher Barzak is the author of the novels, One for Sorrow, The Love We Share Without Knowing, Wonders of the Invisible World, and The Gone Away Place. Scott Westerfeld, New York Times bestselling author of Zeroes Wonders of the Invisible World is a young adult paranormal fantasy novel for teenagers about Aidan Lockwood, a boy living on his familys farm in small-town. As Aidan begins to probe into long-buried secrets, the lines between the past and the present, tales and truths, friends and lovers begin to blur, and Aidan will need to confront a family curse before he can lay claim to his life once more.īrilliant storytelling that unearths new intersections of love and magic. Visions from this invisible world come to him unbidden: a great-grandfather on the field of batt his own father, stumbling upon an unspeakable tragedy and a mysterious young boy, whose whispered words may be at the heart of the curse that holds Aidan's family in its grip. But as Aidan s memories return, so do some unsettling truths about his family. It s Jarrod who opens Aidan s eyes to events he s long since forgotten, and who awakes in him feelings that go beyond mere friendship. That is, until Jarrod, a friend he hasn t seen in years, moves back to town. For fans of Patrick Ness and Tom McNeal comes a page-turning novel that s part ghost story, part love story.Īidan Lockwood lives in a sleepy farming community known for its cattle ranches and not much else.

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