LeVar Burton Reads
"Waystation City" by A.T. Greenblatt
Dec 12, 2023
A brother and sister try to return home while being lost in the mysterious city of Way Station City, navigating treacherous stairs, encountering dogs, and anticipating a journey through enigmatic world-altering holes.
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Quick takeaways
- Way Station City is a mysterious place where people are ripped from their own times and deposited into a shifting reality.
- The story highlights the transformative power of change and the importance of remaining true to oneself.
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The Twins' Disappearance
Daphne and Claude, two twins from the 1970s, find themselves in Way Station City, a mysterious place where citizens are ripped from their own times and deposited into a shifting reality. They are given housing and jobs, but they long to return home and continue their fight against fascism and racism. However, they start losing their memories of their previous lives, prompting them to make a daring attempt to swim through a hole in the fabric of the world to find their way back.
