The Find
R C Ducantlin, Ruairà Cinéad Duncantlin
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(Ruairi Cinead Ducantlin, LLC, Feb. 27, 2018)
A Short Story – Part IFourteen-year-old Max desperately wants out of the dying mill town he grew up in. Max knows his future is tied to his love for Jamie. He vows to take her with him when he leaves.But it feels as though there is no way out—until Max finds a mysterious crystalline Orb at the bottom of the old mill pond.The connection is real. Max realizes the Orb has strange powers—powers that allow him to see what is to come. Slowly, he realizes that he can modify the present to redirect the future, but changing the future comes physical pain that Max alone has to endure.One day, Max sees something devastating in Jaime’s future—a hardship no girl should endure.For his love, Max wants to surrender everything to save Jaime. But altering the future comes at a cost. Some destinies are inevitable. Some can be altered.This review is exceedingly kind."R C’s young adult urban fantasy novella, The Find: Max and the Dream Time, Part 1, is a crisp and imaginative tale about an exceptionally different coming of age. I loved following the four friends as they enjoyed their endless summer before eighth grade and reveled in their newly found adolescence. Ducantlin’s story is lyrically told, and his plot is illuminating and fresh. And the reader can’t help but wonder about that orb and Max’s dream time. The Find: Max and the Dream Time, Part 1 is most highly recommended."