The story begins with Sophie suffering through another day as a 12-year-old that happens to be a senior in school. Not only is is she super-smart, but she also has a secret she hasn't even told her parents; she can read minds. Imagine being bullied in a traditional way, and having the pleasure of knowing exactly what everyone thinks! She sees a strange boy following her, who tells her why she doesn't fit in....she's not human at all, but an elf!
She is brought to the elf world and enrolled in a school where she is no longer a genius, in fact, just the opposite. She is woefully behind, and much of the science she learned in the human world is found to be wrong. Her only gift is her Telepathy, which is surprisingly strong. She must abandon her human family, and learn all she can about her new world. Of course there is the mystery of her origin, a mysterious group of rebels calling themselves The Black Swan, and a headmaster that has it in for her. Sophie, with the help of her friends, begins to find some answers, which lead her into terrible danger.
My daughter, who is a freshman in high school, picked up this book on a whim, and finished all 500 pages in one day! She then wrote a book report, and I loved what she took from this book: we all fit in somewhere, we just have to find our place in this world.
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