Arborea: The Gift

Sarah Kendall’s life has never been anything but ordinary. She even thinks she prefers it that way. But when she gets to college and meets four other girls with unbelievable abilities, she soon learns that she has been chosen for an extraordinary adventure.

The five friends embark on a journey of wonder and exploration that unveils a hidden world within our world. As their eyes are opened, they develop friendships they all need to depend on. Their discoveries reveal magic and danger as they learn to depend on each other, the trees who brought them together, and the gifts the trees impart to them.

Their enigmatic mentors guide them as, together, they learn about their strange new reality, the forgotten history of the trees who gave their gifts and battle an enemy that threatens to engulf their families and friends in fear.

Can Sarah trust her family with her new reality? Can the girls learn to use their gifts before the growing danger destroys everything around them? Can they learn to love and trust each other enough to stand together against the evil they face?

The secrets they learn and the powers they wield will change their destinies and the lives of everyone around them. But can the enemy be defeated in time?

-- Diane Given