Following a devastating attack on her home that kills her only friend, young Zoe is torn from her solitary, fantasy-filled life in pastoral Germany. With help from an extraordinary man of poetry and courage, she flees deep into the Mediterranean archipelago, barely a step ahead of the soldiers who relentlessly pursue her. Magic and realism collide as she discovers why she is so important, why governments are fighting over her. When the soldiers catch up to Zoe, they force her into a world wounded by the loss of dream and myth. Ultimately, she alone must choose between life and final obliteration.
 
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Tags: Swimming in the Rainbow, Rebecca Crandell, ABNA Semifinalist 2008