Premonitions (novel)
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Premonitions is a young adult novel by Jude Watson
, first published in 2005, in which a teenage girl has to cope with disturbing visions.
The problem with Gracie's visions is that she does not know exactly what she is seeing. Sometimes she sees the past, sometimes the present, and sometimes she misinterprets her visions completely. Assisted by her cousin Diego, Gracie follows her visions in hopes of finding Emily. After a few false starts and a little research, she finds Emily's trail and is taken captive by Emily's kidnapper. Trapped in a guarded house, Gracie has to use her visions as well as her wits to save herself and the others held by a disillusioned madman.
Shay: Gracie's aunt who, after a while, Gracie comes to like. She likes to cook and tries to make Gracie welcomed in her house.
Diego: Gracie's cousin, who until Emily disappears does not talk to Gracie much.
Zed: A young man, who Gracie kinda has a crush on, and for a while Gracie thought Emily had a crush on him, and that he was the one who took Emily, but after he gets arrested, she sees it wasn't him.
Emily: Gracie's friend who Gracie did not care much about in the beginning.
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Marcus: Jonah Castle's friend and the computer camp's host.
Jonah Castle: 25-year old billionaire, owner of the computer camp and the kidnapper of the 11 kids including Emily and Gracie.
Jude Watson
Judy Blundell, better known by her pseudonym Jude Watson, is an American novelist for young readers. Her book What I Saw and How I Lied won the National Book Award for Young People's Literature in 2008...
, first published in 2005, in which a teenage girl has to cope with disturbing visions.
Plot summary
Gracie knows when bad things are about to happen. Or sometimes when they have already happened. She begged her mother not to board the plane that crashed, and now, living in Washington with her aunt Shay, Gracie has visions that involve her best friend Emily. Gracie would prefer that her psychic powers did not exist, but when Emily disappears, she has to use every vision she gets as a clue to solving the mystery.The problem with Gracie's visions is that she does not know exactly what she is seeing. Sometimes she sees the past, sometimes the present, and sometimes she misinterprets her visions completely. Assisted by her cousin Diego, Gracie follows her visions in hopes of finding Emily. After a few false starts and a little research, she finds Emily's trail and is taken captive by Emily's kidnapper. Trapped in a guarded house, Gracie has to use her visions as well as her wits to save herself and the others held by a disillusioned madman.
Characters
Gracie: The main character who has psychic abilities. The book is from her point of view.Shay: Gracie's aunt who, after a while, Gracie comes to like. She likes to cook and tries to make Gracie welcomed in her house.
Diego: Gracie's cousin, who until Emily disappears does not talk to Gracie much.
Supporting characters
Joe Fusilli: A detective/cop on the case of finding Emily. Although Shay doesn't know it (until the last page), has a crush on Shay.Zed: A young man, who Gracie kinda has a crush on, and for a while Gracie thought Emily had a crush on him, and that he was the one who took Emily, but after he gets arrested, she sees it wasn't him.
Emily: Gracie's friend who Gracie did not care much about in the beginning.
http://bookwizard.scholastic.com/tbw/viewWorkDetail.do?workId=3782&
http://www.teenreads.com/reviews/043960995X.asp
Marcus: Jonah Castle's friend and the computer camp's host.
Jonah Castle: 25-year old billionaire, owner of the computer camp and the kidnapper of the 11 kids including Emily and Gracie.