But along with solving mysteries, Jared uncovers shocking family secrets, the identity of someone else who has the same paranormal gift as him, and the truth about the girl he loves. He can also use his new power to track down the culprit in a recent series of ATM robberies and neighborhood break-ins. Luckily, he can just read the mind of the person who stole it. Just before a gathering of relatives, Jared, 16, falls into a swamp polluted. But then he starts hearing strange things: people’s private thoughts, which are the total opposite of what they actually say. The tension never quite pulls tight in this confusing chiller, perhaps because Sleator introduces too many contrivances. When the brakes suddenly give out at the bottom of the hill where the road makes a sharp turn, Jared plunges into an industrial swamp oozing with toxic waste.Īfter the accident, Jared feels OK-except for a headache. Only this year he’s grown too big for the bike. The first thing Jared does every summer when he and his family arrive at their cottage is hop on his bike and cruise along the back roads. After Jared accidentally plunges into a polluted swamp, he gains the ability to read minds . . . and discovers dangerous secrets about his family
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