She is fifteen, ready for something- anything- to happen. What happens is Panama. The U.S. government has asked her father to help build the canal. The whole family will go, be a part of this historical event. But Panama isn't as she imagines. Americans live in the Zone, which has been designed to look and feel just like an American town. She wants more. She wants different. The fantasy is out there. She'll find it. AUTHOR Shelby Hiatt , an American, went to school in Lausanne, Switzerland. She has worked at the UN, is an actress who has worked on General Hospital and sold her first novel Hector's Tapes to Oliver Stone. She has worked as a sketch writer for radio, has written screenplays as well as working for NBCTV. http://www.shelbyhiatt.net REVIEWS "Hiatt's impressive debut offers a new take on...obsession, tempered in the erotic Panama jungle...The building of the Panama Canal, [the lover's] background and even the Wright brothers form a wonderully detailed backdrop that never overpowers the human story." -- Kirkus Reviews "...the political and technological facts add layers to the exciting drama...Both the romance and the questions of social justice will grab [the reader]." -- Booklist AGE: 14+ GRADES 9+
