Zink, Michelle. Prophecy of the Sisters. Little, Brown. August 2009. ISBN: 978-0-316-02742-7. Gr 7-12.
-- School Library Journal, 3/4/2009
Lia has lost almost everyone she loves. Her parents are both dead, and her sister Alice is slowly drifting away. The mood at Birchwood Manor is very grim, until a very old and very strange book is found hidden in her late father Thomas' library. It carries a prophecy, centuries old that makes life for Lia far more interesting, and far more dangerous.I would say that Prophecy of the Sisters is a very gripping novel, and that it has a very cool and original plot. I would tell my friends that it concerns a centuries old prophecy. That alone would appeal to most of them.
The cover did attract me to the book, but it did not really reflect the contents of the book. I don't think that they should have put the mark that plays a key role in the book on the cover. (ARC cover, left; final cover, right)
To me, the most compelling aspect of the book was that it took place in more than one world. The main character, Lia, and her accomplices have the ability to travel to other worlds, and I don't mean Mars. I liked this because these parts were generally filled with more action, and conversations with dead people. These parts of the book were when I could not put it down if I tried. – Payton G., age 13
