The movement of the train rocked me like a lullaby. I closed my
eyes to the dusty countryside and imagined the sign I’d seen only
in Gideon’s stories: Manifest—A Town with a rich past and a bright
future.
Abilene Tucker feels abandoned. Her father has put her on a
train, sending her off to live with an old friend for the summer
while he works a railroad job. Armed only with a few possessions
and her list of universals, Abilene jumps off the train in
Manifest, Kansas, aiming to learn about the boy her father once
was.
Having heard stories about Manifest, Abilene is disappointed to
find that it’s just a dried-up, worn-out old town. But her
disappointment quickly turns to excitement when she discovers a
hidden cigar box full of mementos, including some old letters that
mention a spy known as the Rattler. These mysterious letters send
Abilene and her new friends, Lettie and Ruthanne, on an
honest-to-goodness spy hunt, even though they are warned to “Leave
Well Enough Alone.”
Abilene throws all caution aside when she heads down the
mysterious Path to Perdition to pay a debt to the reclusive Miss
Sadie, a diviner who only tells stories from the past. It seems
that Manifest’s history is full of colorful and shadowy
characters—and long-held secrets. The more Abilene hears, the more
determined she is to learn just what role her father played in that
history. And as Manifest’s secrets are laid bare one by one,
Abilene begins to weave her own story into the fabric of the
town.
Powerful in its simplicity and rich in historical detail, Clare
Vanderpool’s debut is a gripping story of loss and
redemption.
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