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This title in other editionsA Door Near Hereby Heather Quarles
Synopses & ReviewsPublisher Comments:Alisa's fingers were digging into the knees of her jeans. Her nails were turning white. "Is she mad?" she asked. I looked at her, wanting to hug her but at the same time feeling a weird sense of responsibility, like I should try to be at least sort of parental. "Why would she be mad?" I asked carefully. Alisa looked at the letter in my hands. "Well . . . what did she say?" she countered. Smart. I didn't smile, though. "Why would she be mad, Alisa?" She paused and then crumbled. "She doesn't believe me." "What doesn't she believe you about?" "Narnia." Her voice was disappearing, so I reached out and took one of her hands to reassure her. Then it registered what she'd said: "Narnia." Narnia? Was this about that letter? "What . . . ," I started, then stopped. I couldn't figure out what question to ask. "What are you talking about?" That came out wrong. Alisa bit her lip but kept her head up. "I told her I saw the door to Narnia," she said, her blue eyes looking not quite at me but off to one side. "And I did. In the woods. I was trying to get to it, but Miss Barnes came and caught me before I could. She ran faster than me. And she yelled at me and the door disappeared . . . because she made too much noise. She scared it away." "The door to Narnia," I echoed stupidly. Synopsis:Without even noticing, 15-year-old Katherine has become the head of her household. After their single mother, an out-of-work alcoholic, spends weeks in bed, Katherine and her siblings must band together to fend for themselves and hold the family together. Synopsis:Without even noticing, 15-year-old Katherine has become the head of her household. She hasn't had time to notice. Her single mother, an out-of-work alcoholic, has been in bed for weeks, leaving Katherine and her three younger siblings to band together and fend for themselves. But it has gotten harder and harder to maintain any sort of stability. There's no time for housework, food and money are running out, and the kids' teachers are starting to get suspicious. Worst of all, Katherine's youngest sister, Alisa, seems to be losing her grip on reality; she is obsessed with finding a door to the imaginary land of Narnia. And the longer they all struggle to maintain their pretense of normality, the more they have to fear--and to lose. About the AuthorHeather Quarles received her M.F.A. from Emerson College. A Door Near Here was her master's thesis. What Our Readers Are SayingBe the first to add a comment for a chance to win!Product Details
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