The Secret Heeder — Fleur Camacho

I crouched in the tree, breathing heavily and watching the man below me. “Tristen,” he sang. “I know you're here somewhere. It won't take me long to find you.” He climbed around some large rocks, looking in crevices like I'd managed to shrink myself. “I don't know why you bother running,” he said. “Don't you know that we'll kill you eventually?” I breathed in sharply. Then he was below my tree and he looked up, straight into my eyes. I felt my hold on the branch slip and I gripped it tighter, clinging onto it for my dear life. “Do you know why I'm going to kill you, Tristen?” I shook my head. “Not because it's my task or because they want me to kill you. No, I want to kill you, boy. And you know why?” I could only stare at him as he taunted me; I was frozen in fear. “I'm going to kill you because your dad is the reason I'm an orphan.” Now that Tristen knows he's the Last Seeker, his mission is clear: to stop the Tingui from killing important people in the past. However, everything else in his life isn't so straightforward. His best friend is suddenly acting mysterious and winning his true love's heart isn't easy. When Tristen begins having strange dreams again, an old enemy arises to threaten Tristen again. Then Tristen and his friends travel to Nineteenth Century Maryland and they're horrified to find that they've appeared in the middle a great race war. There, Tristen is thrust into a world of spies and intrigue to find the Tingui. Everyone is a suspect and trusting the wrong person could kill one of the greatest Presidents that's ever lived. Tristen must discover the Tingui's plans in a world where one wrong move could get them all killed. Why does Tristen feel like his best friend is keeping secrets? How will Tristen figure out who to trust? And ultimately, will he be able to save Abraham Lincoln from dying before the Civil War?