50 pages • 1 hour read
Brittney MorrisA modern alternative to SparkNotes and CliffsNotes, SuperSummary offers high-quality Study Guides with detailed chapter summaries and analysis of major themes, characters, and more.
When the brothers get home, Alex frets about all the ways his brother could die and resigns himself to the fact that he’ll likely be there when it happens. Talia is waiting for them in the kitchen, and she’s wearing the black sundress Alex saw in his vision of their fight. Isaiah falls off a stool, which sends Alex into a panic even though his brother is uninjured. Alex sends Isaiah to the safety of the couch and prepares some food for him. Alex remembers how he first fell in love with Talia years ago. The summer after his visions started, someone shoved Talia off the high dive at a public pool, and she panicked. Alex rushed to help her, saw a vision of them kissing when he touched her, and was so shocked that he nearly drowned, too. Back in the present, Talia kisses Alex and suggests they find some privacy, but Alex turns her down. He doesn’t want to tell her about his aversion to touch and his power because he’s not ready to admit he knew about Shaun’s death. With tears in her eyes, she asks, “Why can’t you tell me what you’re feeling?” (110).
Appearance Versus Reality
View Collection
Books About Race in America
View Collection
Books on Justice & Injustice
View Collection
Brothers & Sisters
View Collection
Childhood & Youth
View Collection
Coming-of-Age Journeys
View Collection
Diverse Voices (High School)
View Collection
Equality
View Collection
Fate
View Collection
Fathers
View Collection
Fear
View Collection
Grief
View Collection
Guilt
View Collection
Hate & Anger
View Collection
Magical Realism
View Collection
Memory
View Collection
Mental Illness
View Collection
Mortality & Death
View Collection
Music
View Collection
Pride & Shame
View Collection
Safety & Danger
View Collection
The Best of "Best Book" Lists
View Collection
The Future
View Collection
The Past
View Collection
Valentine's Day Reads: The Theme of Love
View Collection