Y in the Shadows
Karen Rivers
(Raincoast Books, March 28, 2008)
Change is a natural part of growing up. Bodies change, moods change, voices change, personalities change. But what happens when the changes aren’t natural but super natural? And what if they can be used for both good and evil? That’s the dilemma confronting Yale in Karen Rivers’ edgy, compelling thriller, Y in the Shadows. The kids at school have been ignoring Yale forever. It’s not because she’s stupid, or a jerk. She’s just the kind of girl people look right through, as though she were invisible. Yale’s not too thrilled with that. But now she’s discovered something about herself, something wonderful and terrifying. After all the years of feeling invisible, Yale discovers she has the power to actually be invisible — the power to disappear. She has the power to move undetected among the very people who’ve made her feel like she didn’t exist. Only this time, she’s listening. Watching. Planning. Ultimately, Yale finds herself having to choose whether she’ll use her ability to hurt or help someone very close to her