Dimensions
125 x 182 x 19mm
Like a modern-day Cyrano de Bergerac' Elisa ghost writes love notes for the boys in her school' but when Elisa falls for Theo Moses' things change fast. Theo asks for verses to court the lovely Lila-a girl known for her beauty' popularity and a cutting ability to remind Elisa that she has neither. At home' Elisa's father' the one person she feels understands her' has left on an extended business trip. As the days grow shorter' Elisa worries that the increasingly urgent letters she sends her father won't bring him home. Like the undercover agent she feels she has become' Elisa retreats to the pond in the woods where her talent for ice skating gives her the confidence to come out from under cover and take center stage. But when Lila becomes jealous of Theo's friendship with Elisa' her revenge nearly destroys Elisa's ice-skating dreams and her plan to reunite her family.
Ages 12+
