"Images swirled by - horses, mirrors, stars, guitars, chocolate bars, water, bicycles, tigers, visitors from afar." What did Esmeralda really see when she gazed into the crystal sphere, to its absolute centrepoint? Was this what Savannah, the delightfully mysterious girl who has autism, saw when she seemed hypnotized by the glass ornaments on her tree?
It all begins as young Esmeralda Mrky of Cowichan Lake finds herself concerned about how she compares to others and how she can avoid being lonely. She wants answers. When she meets Savannah, she finds herself in bewilderment as new...