Deborah Court

The Light Behind the Door Deborah Court

Liliana Erdos is being raised by her grandfather in the small, isolated town of Rock Valley. Lili is twelve, a gifted writer, often a victim of middle school teasing because of her hunched back.
But Lili has a secret: her back is hunched because beautiful gossamer wings are hidden inside. Her grandfather allows her to spread her wings and fly only over the magnificent old growth forest that covers half of Rock Valley. She must never be seen in flight. When she flies she is guarded from the forest floor below by her faithful dog, Rudi, who has been sent to Rock Valley, and to Lili, by the Great Council of Dogs.
For a great darkness has begun to rise in Rock Valley, a darkness embodied in a huge red dog who roams the streets and forest. Lili knows, without understanding why, that she must find again the door in the sky that opens on a brilliant, healing light.
With the help of Rudi, of two friends with special gifts of their own, and of another, unexpected hero, Lili must find the door, open it wider and risk all to save her family, her friends, and Rock Valley itself.