Project, The: A Novel

When Lo is thirteen her life falls apart when an accident claims the lives of her parents, leaves her disfigured, and her older sister Bea deserts her and joinsThe Unity Project, which Lo is certain is a cult. She tries unsuccessfully for six years to reconnect with Bea, but when an opportunity arises for Lo to investigate The Project more closely she unexpectedly finds herself being drawn into the cult by its charismatic leader and she question her past, her family, and her future. Suitable as a class, independent, or literature circle novel, this Canadian novel deals with sister relationships, grief, loss, finding one’s way in the world, and cults and the manipulation and violence they employ. Social considerations noted.