description: The mystery begins Alaric In the two years since his mother died in a terrible train crash, Alaric's life has unraveled. He and his father are barely on speaking terms, and Withern Rise, their Victorian mansion, is in shambles. Alone at home during a blizzard, Alaric stumbles into a parallel world; a reality in which his mother is still alive. There's only one problem. Someone else is living his life -- a girl called . . . NaiaNaia tries not to dwell on the accident that nearly took her mother two years ago. Now that life with her parents at Withern Rise has returned to normal, she thinks the worst is behind her. But during a snowstorm she's confronted, in her own home, by a stranger. Why does this boy look so much like her? Who is he? And why does he think this is his house?Alaric's and Naia's discovery of each other sets off an electrifying chain of events. As their lives -- and lifelines -- entwine, the two teenagers uncover a truth that has the power to rearrange, or even erase, their very existence.
language: English
title: Crack in the Line
titlecomplete: Crack in the Line (Withern Rise, #1)
genres: Young Adult, Science Fiction, Novels, Adventure, Science Fiction Fantasy, Teen, Fiction, Fantasy, Paranormal, Mystery
ratings_count: 1599
series: Aldous Lexicon
awards: awardedAt: 1104566400000
name: North East Teenage Book Award
publisher: Turtleback Books