The Portal (Paperback) (ISBN-13: 9781800169685)

The basic premise of this novel is the meeting of two different families living in two different worlds. One world is quiet, peaceful, uninhibited, simple and pure, while the other is loud, busy, materialistic, hectic and complicated. Both children in the story see their world as "normal" until faced with an alternative. It is at this intersection where the story takes place.