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Ever since Jade discovered her "abilities," she''s been looking for answers-answers to questions about what her powers mean, and how best to use them. Now, she''s hoping that a family trip to Palm Springs, California, will answer these questions and more. A local university boasts an entire division devoted to psychic testing, and Jade is eager to see what these experts will make of her. But as excited as she is to share her experiences and talk to others like herself, Jade hates being away from Jon. Does the dark feeling she''s been having about his new tutoring student mean Jon is in some kind of danger? And what about the "accidents" that keep happening to her and her family? Are they omen of terrors yet to come?

CAROL MATAS is the internationally acclaimed author of over 35 novels for children and young adults, including The Freak, Lisa, Jesper, Past Crimes, and the Rosie Trilogy . Over the years, Matas has received two Sydney Taylor awards, The Geoffrey Bilson award, a Silver Birch Award, and The Jewish Book Award. She has also been nominated for the Governor General''s Award twice. PERRY NODELMAN ''s books include Dear Canada: Not a Nickel to Spare, The Same Place But Different, A Completely Different Place, and Behaving Bradley . He has previously collaborated with Carol Matas on the Minds series of fantasies. Perry has written many books and articles about children''s literature, including Words About Pictures: The Narrative Art of Children''s Picture Books and The Hidden Adult: Characteristics of Children''s Literature .