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Gracie lives in Washington State with her Aunt Shay and cousin Diego. Her father deserted her when she was a young girl, and her draw was killed a year and a half ago. She makes no effort to listen to her best friend Emily, and thats one of the reasons Gracie feels bad when Emily disappears. Another reason is because Gracie has forebodings. Theyve been with her since earlier her mother died. She never knows if she is seeing the past, the present, or the future. But she did see Emily. Gracie did not know where or when the premonition took place, but she felt the fear in Emilys body. No news of Emilys disappearance goes on for days, but as the days go on, Gracie sees a premonition here and there. A waterfall here, a passing light there, but they make no sense. Gracie goes to a computer camp where Emily was supposed to register. She has a feeling that there is some sort of companionship with the camp because another girl disappeared who was a member of it. She sees more premonition s, but all they do is confuse her even more than she already is. One premonition shows her that another girl is going to be kidnapped at a park. Gracie convinces her cousin to take her there. Dora, a girl from the camp, is the girl from her vision. She tells her she is psychic and she has to leave the park in front she is kidnapped. Dora leaves, and the head of the camp, Jonah Castle, believes that Gracie is Dora. Gracie plays along and she is led to a boat. She knows that somewhere in her visions, there was a boat. She feels close, and she doesnt pick up any bad interpreting from Jonah. When they get to the boat, she runs on to find out that she is being kidnapped. Gracie had not seen Dora in her vision. She has seen herself. Jonah soon comes and explains his way of taking underprivileged children and putting them together in a secluded home. It has every essential a child could want, but the children are taken from their normal lives. Inside the house, she finds Emily, along wit h other children. Gracie soon realizes that there is no hope of escaping. And shes the only one who cares. Gracie quickly becomes a favorite of Jonah.