Viola Vincent Reporting

"The metallic scream of a motor blasted her eardrums. Hot fumes flooded her nostrils. The wide eyes of the young biker met hers for a fraction of a second as he fought to control his bucking machine. Caitlin watched her mother, a surprised look on her face, somersault through the air like some bizarre circus performer, and land, with a dull thud, on her back."

Caitlin's life is shattered when her mother is seriously injured in a freak accident. She struggles to find her bearings in a world that is totally changed. Her mother, once her rock, has tuned out. Her grandfather is angry and doesn' t want to know when Caitlin tries to tell him Mum' s bike was dodgy. In the end, it 's the ghost of her famous great-aunt, a pioneering journalist, who eventually steers Caitlin s destiny and gives her the courage to take a stand.

* Written by an award-winning journalist
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* Demonstrates how even a child can make a difference