
Based on the Carnegie Medal winning novel by Margeret Mahy. Sixteen year-old Laura Chant lives with her mother and four-year-old brother Jacko in a poor new suburb on the edge of a partially demolished Christchurch, New Zealand. Laura is drawn into a supernatural battle with an ancient spirit who attacks Jacko and slowly drains the life out of him as the spirit becomes ever younger. Laura discovers her true identity and the supernatural ability within her, and must harness it to save her brother's life 译文(2): 改编自玛格丽特 · 马希的小说《卡内基奖》。十六岁的劳拉 · 钱特和她的母亲以及四岁的哥哥杰克住在一个贫穷的新郊区,这个郊区位于部分被拆除的基督城的边缘。劳拉被卷入了一场超自然的战斗,与一个古老的灵魂谁攻击杰科,慢慢吸干他的生命,因为他的灵魂变得越来越年轻。劳拉发现了自己的真实身份和她体内的超自然能力,必须利用它来拯救她哥哥的生命
