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Synopsis
A VCR that could tape tomorrow's news. Rela has just bought herself a new VCR. She sets the machine to tape a movie she plans to show at a party she is throwing. But instead of the movie she gets the news - tomorrow's news. Soon Rela is regularly recording next week's news, even what is to happen in the far future. It's fun, at first, until she sees herself on the news. And learns that there is no future for her. But can she change destiny? Can Rela survive what is meant to be?
Is The Eternal Enemy appropriate for my child?
Suitable for most readers 10 and up.
A young girl discovers her VCR can record the future and sees her own death on the news, leading to themes of destiny, mortality, and whether fate can be changed. Mild suspense and peril; no graphic content.
What to know going in
This book has mild violence, no sexual content, and mild language. Content notes include death and anxiety.
Who'll love this
Kids who love mysteries and time-travel twists will be hooked by the suspenseful question of whether Rela can change her fate.