Snowflake — Richard James

Suppose there were people who lived on a snowflake? News flash--there ARE people living on a snowflake falling from the sky. Being so small, their lives pass by in an instant from our point of view. From theirs, the world is practically motionless. It's a small world, though vast enough to them, a planet, the only world they know. It's a small-town kind of place, and they live, for the most part, peaceful contented lives, at least until they make an amazing, unsettling discovery: there are other snowflakes floating in the sky.You'll meet an adventurous boy named Gilles, not so content with the traditional ways; his mentor, Professor Wise, the greatest scientist and richest man on Snowflake; his inventive rival, Doctor Twist; the no-nonsense Administrator of Snowflake, Miss Wood; and Sylvie, the even smarter and braver girl who befriends Gilles. These and other memorable characters will grapple with the problems of a peaceful world suddenly confronting unexpected change. Can their way of life, even their world, survive?A story for the ages and for all ages that takes place in the blink of an eye.