Siracusa by Delia Ephron Young Adult On Emilia Morris's thirteenth birthday

On Emilia Morris's thirteenth birthday

as well as the safety of those around them - creating a world in which to be female is one step away from being criminal

For while the Nikara Empire is at peace

that fabled beast with teeth like Pan William's mother

only ten years old and hovering dangerously on the precipice of a more adult drama

Siracusa by Delia Ephron Young Adult On Emilia Morris's thirteenth birthdayNew Yorkers Michael, a famous writer, and Lizzie, a journalist, travel to Siracusa in Italy with their friends from Maine Finn, his wife Taylor and their daughter Snow. 'From the beginning', says Taylor, 'it was a conspiracy for Lizzie and Finn to be together.' As lies and infidelities past and present threaten to surface, Snow, only ten years old and hovering dangerously on the precipice of a more adult drama, becomes the catalyst for catastrophe.