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Thin places

Lesley Choyce - Author

A teenager’s search for a girl who may not be real leads into a story of visions, possible spirit-world encounters and uncertainty about belonging.

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"One day, Declan Lynch, a restless teenager, starts hearing a girl's voice inside his head. Eventually, he even begins to see her. Though he's not certain the girl, Rebecca, is real, Declan finds himself falling for her. She shows him visions of places and people he has never seen ― places he feels compelled to find in hopes of meeting her. His quest takes him to County Sligo, Ireland, and its "thin places," spots where the earth and the spirit world seem almost to touch. His slightly crazy Uncle Seamus takes him in, as Declan's search has him wondering which world he belongs to ― his or the one belonging to a girl who might not even be real" --Back cover.

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Themes in Context

Verse and perspective

Declan hears a girl’s voice, sees her and follows visions while questioning whether she is real.Exploratory / explanatory

How the book presents it: The verse-novel form centres the story on Declan’s uncertain experience, leaving readers to consider what his visions mean.

Talk about: How does the verse shape what the reader understands about Declan’s perspective?

Why It May Be Worth Reading

The verse-novel form offers a different route into the story than conventional prose. Its supernatural uncertainty may also invite reflection on how Declan understands what he experiences.

What Deserves Attention

Declan hears a voice, sees Rebecca and receives visions of unfamiliar people and places; he is unsure whether Rebecca is real.

A Conversation Worth Having

How does Declan decide what to believe about Rebecca, and whether the places she shows him connect to the world he knows?

Reading Approach

Read a section together and pause to notice how its verse shapes the mood or reveals Declan’s perspective; let the reader decide what the visions might mean.

Confidence & Basis

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What remains unconfirmed

Verse and perspective: Some details of this treatment remain unclear.

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Checked: 2 October 2026.

Relevant to: Verse and perspective

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