Fablehouse: Heart of Fire

Ankylosaurus

Treasure

The Boy in the Big Black Box

The Fall of Snow (1)

Distress Signal

The Mystery of the Stones (Timeliners)

The Invisible Tower: Otherworld Chronicles

They Both Die at the End meets The Butterfly Effect in this YA novel by Joan F. Smith, where a teen uses her gift of foreknowledge to help a lifeguard save a drowning man―only to discover that her actions have suddenly put his life at risk.

It was supposed to be an ordinary day at the pool, but when lifeguard Nick hesitates during a save,
seventeen-year-old December uses her gift of foreknowledge to rescue the drowning man instead. The action comes at a cost. Not only will Nick and December fall in love, but also, she envisions that his own life is now at risk. The other problem? They’re basically strangers.

December embarks on a mission to save Nick’s life, and to experience what it feels like to fall in love―something she’d formerly known she’d never do. Nick, battling the shame of screwing up the rescue when he’s heralded as a community hero, resolves to make up for his inaction by doing December a major solid and searching for her mother, who went missing nine years ago.

As they grow closer, December’s gift starts playing tricks, and Nick’s family gets closer to an ugly truth about him. They both must learn what it really means to be a hero before time runs out.

Discover Your Child's Next Read

Fablehouse: Heart of Fire

Emma Norry, 2024

Ankylosaurus

Adrian Chesterman, Gerry Bailey, 2011

Treasure

Ian Leins, 2003

The Boy in the Big Black Box

Rebecca Lisle, 2007

The Fall of Snow (1)

George Roberts, Jeremy Salmon, Mark Ampaw, 2015

Distress Signal

Mary E. Lambert, 2020

The Mystery of the Stones (Timeliners)

Stewart Ross, 2016

The Invisible Tower: Otherworld Chronicles

Nils Johnson-Shelton, 2011