Carly and Dennis weren't destined for friendship when they first met at O'Hare Airport in Chicago. In fact, they couldn't stand each other. But complications arose the moment they landed in London. Soon, they were on the run, from London to the Isle of Skye, uncovering secrets of the past and, in the process, discovering each other.

Silverton Colorado, final destination of one of the most famous narrow-gauge steam trains in the world--any kid would be thrilled to take a ride, especially if it meant getting out of school, right? Well, not Kade Crawford, a "poor little rich girl," yanked from her 8th grade class in Illinois, right before the big dance and graduation. Without much explanation, Kade is forced to take an instant vacation with her brother and a father she hardly knows.

And in Silverton, living in his family-owned hotel, fifteen-year-old Pat McKinney, "a rich little poor boy," takes responsibilities...

The year is 1969, and newly graduated Meg Shaw, arrives in Grand Valley, Colorado, eager to begin her first teaching job. But all too quickly, what seems to be a lucky opportunity takes on sinister undertones. Why was she hired when more teachers clearly are not needed? Why do people listen in on her phone calls? Most troubling, why is Meg unable to reach her family back home in Illinois? And what about The Project, a nuclear bomb test scheduled to take place in the neighboring town of Rulison? As Meg and her friends try to unravel the twisted chain of lies and half-truths that brought her...