Neverwas / Kelly Moore, Tucker Reed, Larkin Reed.

Title :

Neverwas

Author:

Moore, Kelly (Kelly Sheelagh)

Format:

Books

Summary:

At her family's Maryland home, in a world where colonists lost the 1776 Insurrection, Sarah Parsons and her friend Jackson share visions of a different existence and, having remembered how things ought to be, plan a daring mission to set them right.

Language:

English

Audience:

HL 660 Lexile.

ISBN - ISSN:

0545434181

Physical Description:

310 pages ; 22 cm.

Subject:

Psychic ability -- Juvenile fiction.

Dwellings -- Juvenile fiction.

Visions -- Juvenile fiction.

Paranormal fiction.

Families -- Maryland -- Juvenile fiction.

Psychic ability -- Fiction.

Dwellings -- Fiction.

Visions -- Fiction.

Supernatural -- Fiction.

Love -- Fiction.

Family life -- Maryland -- Fiction.

JUVENILE FICTION / Horror & Ghost Stories.

JUVENILE FICTION / Love & Romance.

JUVENILE FICTION / Family / Multigenerational.

Maryland -- Juvenile fiction.

Maryland -- Fiction.

Love stories.

Young adult fiction.

Series:

Amber House trilogy ;

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Neverwas / Kelly Moore, Tucker Reed, Larkin Reed.

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Library	Audience	Home Location	Material Type	Shelf Number	Status
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Summary

"I was sixteen the second time I had my first kiss...."

After growing up in the free country of the Pacific Northwest, Sarah Parsons has settled in at Amber House, the stately Maryland home that's been in her family for generations. But the world surrounding the House feels deeply wrong to Sarah. It's a place where the colonists lost the 1776 Insurrection, where the American Confederation of States still struggles with segregation, and where Sarah is haunted by echoes of a better world that she knows never existed.

Her friend Jackson shares these visions of a different world--and together, they manage both to remember the way things ought to be, and to plan a daring mission that will reset the universe once again. It will involve objects from the past, knowledge of the future, a leap into the unknown ... and in the end, a sacrifice Sarah never imagined.

Author Notes

Kelly Moore wrote the beginnings of the AMBER HOUSE series years ago, but it wasn't until her daughters Tucker and Larkin Reed found the manuscript and convinced her to work on it with them that it became a full-fledged trilogy. All three ladies reside in southern Oregon.

Kelly Moore wrote the beginnings of the AMBER HOUSE series years ago, but it wasn't until her daughters Tucker and Larkin Reed found the manuscript and convinced her to work on it with them that it became a full-fledged trilogy. All three ladies reside in southern Oregon.

Kelly Moore wrote the beginnings of the AMBER HOUSE series years ago, but it wasn't until her daughters Tucker and Larkin Reed found the manuscript and convinced her to work on it with them that it became a full-fledged trilogy. All three ladies reside in southern Oregon.

Reviews (4)

School Library Journal Review

Gr 8 Up-This gothic-toned novel is set in an alternate future; a war-torn, stilted society created by one small change in history. Sarah Parsons and her family have recently moved to their ancestral home of Amber House, which is in the American Confederation of States, a conservative and restrictive area of the country. Sarah is miserable here, in what feels like a foreign land, and Amber House itself isn't helping. While she loved it as a child, now it seems eerie and frightening. Then she begins to see visions of her ancestors acting out scenes from the past. What's more, Sarah sees herself.but not herself. When these visions are over, she can remember incidents from her past, though she, the Sarah that is here now, never did the things that girl did. Is she going mad like her great-aunt Fiona? Or is Amber House trying to tell her something about the past, the future, and how to fix both? Sarah is moderately well developed, though not terribly likable. Additionally, while her visions are a key plot point, they are confusing both to her and to readers. There is a unique story here, and it has some interesting elements, but it may lose readers in its maze of intertwined pasts and futures. Strictly for fans of the first book.-Heather Miller Cover, Homewood Public Library, AL (c) Copyright 2014. Library Journals LLC, a wholly owned subsidiary of Media Source, Inc. No redistribution permitted.

Horn Book Review

Sarah's previous attempt to alter time has horrifying consequences; in an alternate-reality South, racial discrimination is flourishing. Sarah and friend Jackson attempt to use Sarah's visions of ancestors in her family's centuries-old estate to correct the errors of time. The snarl of ancient family relationships and timelines, along with its dependence on the trilogy's first volume (Amber House), inhibit readability. (c) Copyright 2014. The Horn Book, Inc., a wholly owned subsidiary of Media Source, Inc. No redistribution permitted.

Kirkus Review

In this sequel to Amber House (2012), the creepy atmosphere of its predecessor segues into full-blown terror when its heroine finds herself in a world where Nazis and racism prevail. Picking up where Amber House left off, Sarah Parsons finds herself in a new version of history, created when she altered time by saving her beloved brother, Sammy, and her aunt, Maggie. While the people in her life are the same, the backdrop is different: Racism reigns where she lives in Maryland, part of what is now known as the American Confederation of States. As confusing memories and an overwhelming sense of dj vu set in, Sarah realizes what she has done--and what she must now do. With the help of Amber House, the "echoes" of her ancestors, and her clairvoyant love interest, Jackson, she vows to once again change history and right the wrongs she inadvertently caused. This installment presents a stark departure from the preceding volume; gone are the creepy ghost children and specters in mirrors, now replaced by Sarah's confident knowledge that these ghosts are there to guide her. The authors' vision of this alternate, broken United States slowly comes into focus, rather as a ghost might materialize in the background. Sure, ghosts are scary, but a world where the Holocaust lasted for 75 years and may continue? That's inconceivably frightening. A wild ride that leaves its readers breathless for the final installment. (Supernatural thriller. 13 up)]]]] Copyright Kirkus Reviews, used with permission.

Booklist Review

After moving into her family's ancestral estate, Sarah is plagued by the feeling that something is disastrously wrong. Readers of Amber House (2012) will know why: Sarah changed history in the first book, creating an alternate time line in which the Nazis conquered Europe, and the American Confederation of States is segregated. Though she has no memories of her former life, visions of this other Sarah and her ancestors provide clues to fixing the past, if only she will accept responsibility. This gothic alt-history is spooky and spellbinding, but as Sarah is mostly bewildered by her visions, they are equally confusing for readers. An abrupt cliff-hanger means series fans must wait to see if Sarah has righted the world's history or made it worse.--Hutley, Krista Copyright 2014 Booklist