When a new TV set arrives in the Palmer household in Newport News, Virginia, in 1954, change is in the wind. Eleven-year-old Cassie discovers that she--and only she -- can see glimpses of the future within the hypnotic test pattern: snippets from President Kennedy's assassination, the landing on ...
A fan whines fretfully as it swivels in a corner. Summer explodes in bright sunshine outside, but inside it’s clammy and dark. Pete has refused to go outdoors since a neighbor innocently asked him how he happened to fall. His entertainment is limited to radio, television, and meals, the most rece...