Ratings

Content Ratings based on a 0-5 scale where
0 = no objectionable content and
5 = an excessive or disturbing level of content

Guide to Rating System

LANGUAGE

VIOLENCE

SEXUAL CONTENT

ADULT THEMES

Ratings Explanation

Language:  Some uses of Deity’s name, some common swear words.

Violence:  The boyfriend, Ray, is physically abusive towards Cam.  She has cuts and bruises from his beatings.

Sexual Content:  Owen likes Campion.  He blushes at her comments.  They lay next to each other in a tent during a rain storm with their heads poking out of the door toward a the warm fire.

Adult Themes:  Owens mother passed away from a car accident.  Campion’s mother has several boyfriends, the latest of which is physically abusive.  She runs away to escape from him.

Synopsis

Owen has moved to a new town in order to start a new life with his dad after the death of his mother.  His dad works a lot and is rarely home so  Owen spends his days hanging out with his best friend, Josie, who also happens to be his dog.  Their favorite thing to do is hike on a local trail.   On one of these daily outings, Josie brings Owen a piece of a t-shirt with fresh blood on it. Owen discovers a girl his age in a nearby abandoned house with a bloody t-shirt wrapped around her head.  She is named Campion, a variety of wild flower, which means alien.  After gaining her trust, Owen finds out that Campion IS an alien and was left behind.  She asks Owen to help her build a signal so that her parents can locate her when they come back.  Owen is a little taken back but he decides to do what he can.  He locates the supplies that Campion requests and returns over the next few days to help her.  During one of his visits to the hardware store, he runs into a rough looking man asking if anyone has seen a girl around.  Owen and Cam know they need to signal her parents  as quickly as possible.

A cute story about friendship and trust.  The writing style was not overly impressive but the ending really surprised me.