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Two sisters come to terms with their extraordinary powers in a new middle grade fantasy from Supergirlâs Melissa Benoist and her sister, the writer Jessica Benoist, with the New York Times bestselling author, Mariko Tamaki
Ellie McFadden has intuitive gifts. She can sense what other living things are feeling. She can even talk to animals! Too bad she canât connect with her twin sister, Parker. Parker McFadden has kinetic gifts. She can cause shocks to the earth and produce heat energy that explodes from her body like fire, especially when she is angry. The sisters arenât aware of the legacy they inherited from their mother until, on their thirteenth birthday, two mysterious relatives on the Power side whisk them off to an isolated sanctuary called Haven. Ellie immediately adapts to their new routine, but Parker has one impulse: to get back to her normal life of friends and sports, fast.
Unlocking Havenâs secrets is just the beginning of what Ellie and Parker can do if they choose to work together to harness their abilities. But the sinister force that took their mother has other plans; and if the sistersâ fragile relationship succumbs to The Danger, a terrible fate may befall the people they love.
This epic tale of two remarkable girls and the powers they wield is sure to appeal to fans of Chris Colfer, Rick Riordan, and Tui T. Sutherland.
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    • Kirkus

      September 15, 2021
      Eco-fantasy from an actor, her sister, and a noted author for young people. Parker and Ellie McFadden are twins, but they haven't been close since their mother's disappearance and presumed death while scuba diving during her work as an environmental activist five years ago. Awkward Ellie has few friends besides her pet goldfish, while outgoing Parker is a middle school sports star who spends most of her time with her best friend. But the day after the twins turn 12, they are whisked away by their mother's aunt and uncle to Haven, a combined farm, sanctuary, and animal rehab center with a house that is a surreal masterpiece of salvaged materials situated on land that seems unusually tied to the people living on it. Ellie and Parker gradually begin to understand that their mother's legacy is a power that's tied to balancing the world; greedy humans destroy the planet, and the girls' family helps fix that--and now the twins have their own powers and responsibilities. The messaging is heavy-handed, while the writing veers from overwritten and overly detailed to didactic, which detracts from the imaginative setting. Much of the early tension concerns the strained relationship between the sisters, which resolves easily, while greater mysteries are saved for the end, many of them introduced last minute to set up future volumes. All primary characters are coded White. Unspectacular but pleasant. (Fantasy. 8-12)

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    • Publisher's Weekly

      October 11, 2021
      Just after their 12th birthday, nonidentical twin sisters Parker and Ellie McFadden are abruptly sent to live with their maternal great-aunt Mabel and great-uncle George, whom they’ve never known, while their father travels overseas for work. Their new home is Haven, an animal sanctuary in Northern California constructed from salvaged goods and riddled with secrets. While struggling to adjust, the twins manifest strange powers—nature-loving, empathic Ellie discovers she can communicate with animals, while athletic realist Parker can generate lightning. The mystery deepens as they learn about their cued-white family’s long-standing role in protecting the environment and battling the Danger, an elemental force created by human greed and planet abuse, which led to their mother’s death five years ago. However, the longer they stay at Haven, the more the duo suspects something is wrong. The combination of ambitious worldbuilding, multiple plot threads, and leisurely pacing leads to a somewhat uneven reading experience; still, the Benoist sisters and Tamaki (I Am Not Starfire) establish an engaging fantasy series starter with a strong ecological message, a setting full of character, and tantalizing hints of a bigger, worldwide scale. Ages 8–12.

    • Booklist

      October 22, 2021
      Grades 5-7 In this series opener, Californian twin sisters Ellie and Parker discover that they have inherited magical powers along with a mission, if they choose to accept it, to save the planet from ecological disaster. Abruptly taken to Haven, a rambling mansion constructed entirely of recycled bric-a-brac, by a pair of older relatives, the two slowly come to understand that their mother, who mysteriously disappeared five years ago, left them with special, potentially dangerous abilities. Calm Ellie soon finds herself feeling the pain of injured animals, while the more mercurial Parker inadvertently touches off earthquakes and blasts of lightning when she gets upset. Worse yet, there is a corrupting, ill-defined menace in the surrounding woods (dubbed "The Danger" in some passages, "The Darkness" in others) that is fueling Parker's rage and despair. Though the tale is largely a patchwork of contrivances and cliches, the protagonists' relationship is richly nuanced, and unresolved questions leave the door open to sequels. The lead author, Glee and Supergirl star Benoist, may have enough name recognition to swell readership.

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