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Zin dances with fire in every step, speaks in a honey-sweet voice, and sees with eyes that can peer into your soul. Nicole's friendship with him is the only thing that saves her from the boredom of school and the turmoil of her family life. It's no wonder she is madly in love with him. But she... read more

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  • Nicole Burke: She is a human who is madly in love with Zin and their friendship is the only thing that saves her from the boredom of school and the turmoil of her family life.
  • Zin: Nicole's crush. He's a total mytery she wants to solve. The leader of the Toprocks.
  • Josh: Nicole's meth addicted brother. Also known as the "ghost".
  • Carlo: Nicole and Zin's boss at Evermore.
  • Daniella: Carlo's sister.
  • Chen: One of the people in Zin's break-dancing crew.
  • Gabriel: The DJ at Evermore.
  • Richard: One of the bouncers at Evermore.
  • Kim: Chen's girlfriend.
  • Emily: Josh's ex-girlfriend and high school sweetheart.
  • Chris Harris: The man who attacks Nicole.
  • Rambo: One of the guys in Zin's break-dancing crew.
  • Viola: A girl who works with Nicole and Zin at Evermore as a waitress.
  • Slide: One of the guys in Zin's break-dancing crew.
  • Mig: Another bouncer at Evermore.
  • Janet Burke: Nicole's mother.
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  • “The door that was always closed is opening, and I am consumed. I don’t know if a full minute goes by that I don’t think of him, that I don’t replay how it felt to have his hand brush mine, his eyes look my way. And yet he’s hiding, still. He talks as if my feelings for him are in the past, as if they couldn’t possibly be relevant now that I know the truth about him. But I don’t have that kind of power over how I feel. And if he doesn’t know that, he’s blind.”
    Nicole

Setting & Locations edit see section history

Brooklyn, New York
  • Evermore: The club owned by Carlo where Zin and Nicole work and where their crew dances.

Organizations edit see section history

  • Toprocks: A breaker group made up of Nicole, Zin, Chen, Slide, and Rambo
  • Spinheads: Toprocks' rivals; another breaker group
  • Jiang Shi: A group of Immortals.
  • Heng Te: A group of mortals who hunt the Jiang Shi.

First Sentence edit see section history

Ask me the exact moment I fell in love with Zin, and I'll tell you it's the first time I saw him dance.

Table of Contents edit see section history

Dying Ember
Nameless
Beguiling
Ever Dare
Loneliness Unbroken
Unmerciful Disaster
Faint Footfalls
Fiery Eyes
Weak and Weary
Sad Soul Smiling
Demon Dreaming
Gentle Rapping
Undaunted
Mystery Explore
Soul Hath Spoken
Velvet Sinking
Ebony Bird
Uncertain Rustling
Unseen
Darkness
Blessed
Days of Yore
Into the Tempest
Whispered Word
Shadow
Ghost
Midnight
Angels

Glossary edit see section history

  • Jiang Shi: An unread creature in Chinese mythology that weren't too unlike vampires except that they consume human souls instead of blood.
  • Heng Te: A group descended from a group of Chinese monks who believed the Jiang Shi evil. They hunt down and kill Jiang Shi by releasing their souls.

Authors & Contributors edit see section history

  1. Allison Van Diepen (Author)

First Edition edit see section history

Original Language: English
Publisher: Simon & Schuster Chlidren's Publishing Division
Country: USA
Publication Date: February 2009
ISBN: 9781416978992
Page Count: 279

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Notes for Parents edit see section history

Reading Level: Young Adults

Some cursing and mentions of drug use.

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