• Age: 10 to 13
• Grade: 5 to 8

If Jack and I hadn't been telepathic those others would not have overheard us 'talking' about what Jack had seen in the cave If Mother hadn't died the previous year I would have been at home with her instead of in the Rockies on the field trip with my twin brother, Jack, and the honour students of Father's Grade Ten class, and then none of it could have happened So where did it all start?

Monica Hughes
A writer of international acclaim, Monica Hughes published over 35 books and many more short stories and articles during her 29-year career. She was often honored for her work; Hunter in the Dark and Keeper of the Isis Light both won the Canada Council Children's Literature Award. She was the recipient of the Vicky Metcalfe Award for a body of work, the Queen's Jubilee Medal and the Order of Canada.

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