Sorenson's Gift

"Brave little girl," he said, stroking her back with the back of his fingers as she tried to squirm away from his touch. "Have you ever seen anyone flogged, Professor Sorenson?" he asked. The storyman came to the park every day to spin marvelous tales of the past, amazing fantasies that held the children in his thrall. At least, that's what Ryan thought they were until his little sister, Stevie, disappeared into a mysterious trunk in the old man's attic. Racing against impending war, they find themselves battling kings and clergy in a desperate attempt to rescue Stevie and return to their own world. But before they can find Stevie they must find each other--and themselves.