Yesterday and Today

Saranormal Series

Author: Phoebe Rivers

Book 11 in the Saranormal series

Pages: 160

Published: 2013

Age: 9+

In the conclusion to the Saranormal series, Sara discovers the connections between the past, the present, and her powers.

Sara was absolutely thrilled to find the diary that her mother left hidden away so long ago—but she’s quickly disappointed by what she reads. She learns that her mother had paranormal powers too, and she hated them so much that she somehow managed to get rid of them. How did she do that? And is that the secret message she has for Sara? Will there ever be a way for them to communicate?

Meanwhile, Sara’s crush, Mason, seems to like her back, but he doesn’t want anyone else to know they’re hanging out. Especially not after a rumor gets started about Sara and her paranormal powers. Sara doesn’t care anymore what other people think—but Mason does, and that’s a problem. When Mason begins to fear that his association with Sara will somehow cause his own paranormal secret to be revealed, Sara has to decide: Will she stand up for who she is, even if it means losing the boy she likes so much?

About the Saranormal Series

Books in series order

  1. 1.Ghost Town(2012)
  2. 2.Haunted Memories(2012)
  3. 3.Mischief Night(2012)
  4. 4.Spirits of the Season(2012)
  5. 5.Moment of Truth(2012)
  6. 6.Giving Up the Ghost(2013)
  7. 7.The Secrets Within(2013)
  8. 8.Kindred Spirits(2013)
  9. 9.Playing With Fire(2013)
  10. 10.A Perfect Storm(2013)
  11. 11.Yesterday and Today(2013)

Reading age: 9+ years

This series should be read in order.

Sara Collins is a normal 12 year old girl with an abnormal secret: she is psychic. Sara has had her abilities for as long as she can remember, but she doesn't like to talk about them. She hopes that if she ignores them, they might go away. Sara wants nothing more than to have a normal life, and to her "normal" doesn't include anything paranormal.

But Sara's abilities aren't going away... In fact, changes are happening in Sara's life that will make her abilities even more powerful. Her life is about to be turned upside down because she's moving across the country with her dad to an old shore town in New Jersey. A shore town with a lot of history... and, unfortunately for Sara, more than its fair share of ghosts.

An intriguing series of moderately short chapter books which combine adventure, fantasy & paranormal themes with a punchy young heroine trying to grapple with some normal (and some not-so-normal) teen issues.