“But there would be no confrontation the next day. And for Tommy Williams, there would be no school, either. Because the moment he walked through the gap in the stones to leave the circle, something quiet unexpected happened. Tommy, holding tightly on to his rock, took the step that divided the inside of the circle from the outside - and disappeared. The woods suddenly felt colder than usual. The darkness hung more heavily. The amber was gone - and now nothing would ever be the same.” MomentsWould BeSchoolNextFeltStepsDarknessGoneHappenedRocksQuietStonesWoodsCirclesUnexpectedGapsDividedUsualHungNext DayConfrontationAmber Author:Liz Kessler
“I try to imagine keeping something like that a secret for my whole life. It would be like always wearing a mask over your face, which everyone believed was the real you. You would be the only person who knew it wasn't--and who knew that you could never take it off.” TryingPersonsRealWholeWould BeFacesSecretImagineWhole LifeMaskYour FaceReal YouWearing A Mask Author:Liz Kessler