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Madeleine and her mother have run away from their former life, under mysterious circumstances, and settled in cramped quarters in a rainy corner of Cambridge, England.

Meanwhile, in the Kingdom of Cello, Elliot is searching for his father. He disappeared a year ago, the same night that Elliot's uncle was found dead on the side of the road. Official word is that a third-level Purple is responsible, but talk around town is that Elliot's dad may have murdered his brother and run away with the high-school physics teacher. Elliot refuses to believe this, and is determined to find both his dad and the truth.

When Madeleine and Elliot begin to exchange messages across worlds -- through an accidental gap that hasn't appeared in centuries -- the large and small events of their lives start to intertwine. Dangerous Colors are storming across Cello (a second-level Gray will tear you to pieces; a first-level Yellow can blind you), while Madeleine is falling for her new friend Jack. In Cello, they are searching for the tiny Butterfly Child, while Madeleine fears that her mother may be dangerously ill.

Can a corner of white hold a kingdom? Can a stranger from another world help to solve the problems -- and unravel the mysteries -- in your own? And can Madeleine and Elliot find the missing pieces of themselves before it is too late?

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