The Time Capsule Author:Lurlene McDaniel When they were six, twins Alexis and Adam wrote down what they wanted to be when they grew up, and put it in their teacher's time capsule. Now entering their senior year in high school and invited to a first grade reunion, they are surprised to read what they wrote: Alexis wanted to "help people" and Adam wanted to be a fireman. But that was bef... more »ore Adam got sick and their family fell apart. Adam's leukemia is now in remission, but, sadly, so is the family. The twins' mother and father are always working. Now only don't they have time for Alexis and Adam--they don't have time for each other. Alexis can't even convince them to take a weekend off to be together as a family.
No one is prepared when Adam gets sick again, but this time things are different. Alexis discovers that the predictions they put into the time capsule weren't so far off the mark.« less