SuitabookEarthbound
Aprilynne Pike
- Reading
- If the crash or threat feels intense, pause to talk about how Tavia responds to danger and loss. The ending and the way these events are portrayed remain unclear.
- Themes
- Grief and family secrets: Tavia loses her parents in a crash and suspects the relatives who take her in may be implicated. The story makes loss and uncertainty about family part of Tavia’s search for answers.
- Romantic choice: Tavia is torn between a mysterious boy in her visions and Benson, her best friend and longtime crush. The relationship conflict is presented as a difficult choice for Tavia.
- Supernatural visions and responsibility: Tavia sees a boy in visions and is told to go to Camden; the plot says she must unite with him to save the world. The visions connect the personal mystery to an unusually large responsibility.
- Worth knowing
- The premise includes the death of Tavia’s parents in a plane crash, a possible plot against her, flight from danger and a world falling apart. These may make for tense or upsetting scenes.