![]() ![]() They meet up as kids, and they struggle to survive the horrors of middle school – everything from mean kids to a school guidance counselor with a deadly secret. And about two very different ways of seeing the world. The relationship between Laurence and Patricia is at the heart of the book, and it’s all about being different. ![]() ![]() But Laurence finds that Saving the World isn’t as easy as it sounds, and he may have to be more than an engineering genius to pull it off. And when he’s a fully grown adult, Laurence joins a secret organization and devotes himself to the problem of Saving the World. As he grows up, Laurence builds a supercomputer in his bedroom closet. Laurence is an engineering, math, and computer genius, who builds a time machine when he’s still a pretty young boy. ![]() Once Patricia is a grown-up, she’s mastered her powers-but now she has to deal with the other witches, who worry that Patricia will break the one and only rule of magic. But becoming a fully-fledged witch is no easy process, and Patricia’s powers aren’t at all reliable. When she tries to rescue a small bird with a broken wing, she discovers she can understand what the bird is saying-and she can talk to other creatures in the forest, as well. Patricia has magical powers, from an early age. ![]()
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