“As long as the book’s okay,” his father yelled. Why is she going to the Tower? he thought.Īnd then, although he’d tried to stave it off, came the question he’d asked himself countless times over the past ten months: Why didn’t I watch out for Susan?įor half an hour he’d been able to lose himself in a book he loved, and now thoughts of his sister had returned to him like rain resuming. The girl’s hair was red, her jeans were light blue, and her white shirt hung loosely from her tiny shoulders-all in uncanny imitation of Zack’s little sister. But what astonished Zack most of all was that the ponytailed girl looked-from far away, at least-like Susan, his sister who was gone forever. It seemed she had emerged from the thick cover of hemlocks west of the Tower, something that was very odd, given that the building was strictly off-limits to everyone and was just on the other side of the property the Einstein family now owned. “Just dropped my book, Dad,” Zack called, keeping his eyes fixed on the girl heading for the stone building in the distance. “You okay?” Zack’s father yelled from the kitchen below. He shot up from his bed, fumbling the book to the floor with a smack that echoed through the house. Zack Einstein was reading his favorite novel, Falcons and Bandits, when he looked out the open window of his room and saw a girl walking toward the abandoned Tower. With emotional depth, an unforgettable setting, and a winning cast of characters, this masterful novel thoughtfully explores the grieving process, and how a season of pain can evolve into a summer of healing. But there’s something that seems a bit strange about Ann-and perhaps a secret she is keeping from him. Until he meets Ann, a girl who lives in the area and shows Zack all the special places to be discovered. Zack, at first, feels lost in Vista Point.
Vista Point is home to many mysterious landmarks: The great domed Tower casts inscrutable shadows, and what is the cryptic message in its ceiling medallion? There are several hidden watering holes and even a secret cave in the woods with messages written on its walls. Eleven-year-old Zack blames himself for his sister’s death, and he struggles to find any comfort in his new surroundings.
When Zack’s younger sister dies in a tragic accident, his family moves to a small town in the Northwest to try and heal from all the pain. After the tragic loss of their sister, Zack and his siblings band together to investigate a Morse Code-inspired mystery in this stunning novel about grief and resilience.
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