Fractured Fate: There's a reason it stayed lost

by Caja Coyote, Sage Echo Sirotkin (Illustrator)

THERE'S A REASON IT STAYED LOST When five teens in Sahuarita, Arizona find themselves in the middle of worldwide cataclysms, earth-controlling Joe rounds up super-strong Grace, information-absorbing Natalie, weather-making Valencia, and fire-starting Drake, in order to help defeat the force which created all the destruction. While overcoming unleashed mythical creatures and rebuilding their community, the team struggles to change the fate of a now fractured Earth. What does the mysterious box have to do with anything? Does Levi have plans of his own? Can these strangers bring their powers together and save the world?

364 pages, Paperback

First published October 15, 2011

Reviews

[Susan Wight · Rating 2 out of 5]

When the world is rocked by a series of cataclysmic events, five teenagers come together to try and halt the devastation. The teens each have a special power: Grace has superhuman strength and endurance and heals unbelievably well, Natalie can absorb information from any book or computer she touches, Valencia can control the weather, Drake can start fires with his bare hands and Joe can control earth. Each has grown up trying to conceal their power and feeling something of a freak. They find each other in Arizona and team up to defeat the destructive force at work.
This book is team-written by a group of teens (two of them home educated) who met through a writing class. Together they use the pen-name Caja Coyote. Their writing still needs to develop, but this is a good effort given their age and the fact that team-writing can’t be easy. Good on them! The adventure moves along well with a mystery box that seems to be responsible for all the weird things happening.
Home Ed Style: Two of the teens portrayed are home educated – one as a structured Christian homeschooler, one as an unschooler. This reflects the home education styles of the authors and is consequently an accurate portrayal.
Home Ed Portrayal: Positive portrayal of home education and home educators mixing with schooled peers.
Conclusion: A readable adventure