Description

Sometimes, growing up means deciding who—or what—you’re willing to listen to.

In 1990s New Mexico, fifteen-year-old Giselle has found a real home. After years of abuse and foster care, she’s done being a victim—until one night, a strange snowfall drifts over the desert, burning a star-shaped mark into the back of her hand.

That’s when the voice starts speaking. And it knows things. About the sickness spreading through town. About how to fix it. And most importantly, about Middle Canyon Lab.

Giselle turns to her best friends: shy Mary Lou, naïve Nia, and fearless Hannah. They all have different theories: Maybe it’s God. Some unexplained natural phenomenon. Or something inside Giselle that has recently awakened.

But when people they love start getting sick and the appears to know what the source of the illness is, doubt becomes dangerous. So they hash out a plan: Breaking into Middle Canyon will bring them face-to-face with the truth—it just might be more alien than they ever imagined.

Blending small-town secrets, science fiction, and coming-of-age friendship, The Source explores what we owe the things that can think, feel, and speak—and the danger of deciding some souls don’t count.