Leif follows them as they arrive in New York city and discover the Twin Towers is home to a girl who is an expert on dead children, Mary Hightower. Just then, Leif comes running from the woods, frightening the boys away and cementing his friendship with Allie and Nick. The boys hesitate but then call Allie's bluff. Allie bluffs, saying she knows the McGill and can summon him.

They are soon set upon by a group of rogue boys who threaten to throw Nick and Allie to the center of the earth. Leif also warns them about 'the McGill,' a monster who is a danger to those who have died.Īllie is determined to go anyway and sets out with Nick.

But in the world of the living, the dead are pulled all the way to the center of the earth. The forest is a dead spot and they are able to walk about without any problem in any dead spot. Leif tries to convince them it's not safe outside the forest. She realizes her father might have died in the wreck but believes the rest of her family will be there, waiting for her. Leif himself died in a flood.Īllie is determined to go to her home. Leif slowly helps Nick and Allie realize they are dead. He doesn't remember his name and Allie calls him Leif. A young boy finds them and waits nine months for them to wake. The two children fly through the windshields of their cars and are headed down a tunnel toward a light but bump into each other, effectively stopping their journey. Allie has just unbuckled her seat belt to adjust her blouse. They collide head-on with the car Allie is riding in. Nick is in the middle in the back seat and does not have a seat belt. Nick and Allie are traveling with their families when the car Nick's father is driving strikes a piece of metal in the road, causing Nick's father to lose control.

Everlost by neal shusterman