• Age: 12 to 18
• Grade: 7 to 12

Ever since his little brother died, Darien has been practically invisible to his parents. Their pain echoes his, but the only one who notices is Darien's dog, Ringo. The loss of Jeri is hard enough, but then there is the recurring nightmare, always terrifying, always the same - until now. Now it has begun happening while Darien is awake and the dangers are real. But even at the most horrible moments a presence, familiar yet strange, comforting yet disturbing, is with him. It comes on the wind and smells like toothpaste and peanut butter. It smells like Jeri and it is here to save him.

Anita Horrocks was born in The Pas, Manitoba, and grew up in Winkler, a small Mennonite community on the prairies of southern Manitoba. After high school she moved to Alberta, where she earned diplomas in Ecological Sciences and later, Print Journalism. She worked digging for dinosaur fossils, as a park interpreter and as a freelance writer before becoming public relations co-ordinator for the University of Lethbridge. She lives in Lethbridge with her husband, Bryan.

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