HYP by Boone Patchard, a parallel universe YA novel

HYP by Boone Patchard

EVERY DAY TEENAGE GIRLS DISAPPEAR WITHOUT A TRACE.

Through hypnosis two teens find a passageway into a parallel world where missing kids have been captured, but attempting a rescue mission may make all of them fade from the real world. Will they cease to exist?

In this modern YA slightly paranormal fantasy 17-year-old Harmoni hunts for her friend who’s gone missing. Aided by Lucas, a boy who keeps his feelings for her hidden, the two discover, through hypnosis, a parallel world where they can access the abilities they could only have in dreams. Now one of them can fly. 

But in this world

The Guardian's Diary - first entry

THE GUARDIAN'S DIARY

Pity was something that Jedidiah Kelita could never ignore. He knew it followed him like a devoted puppy. He often thought that if he were allowed to have a pet, he would definitely name it Pity. Pity would be at his heels as he walked through the mall, nipping at his ankles in the crowded fast food restaurants, resting almost contently on his lap as he waited in yet another doctor’s silent white waiting room. It might be fun to see people’s faces as he called out things like, “Come on, Pity, follow me,” or “Watch out for Pity,” or “Don’t worry, Pity doesn’t bite.” But, of course, that wasn’t true; pity did bite. It bit him when he heard the whispered sympathies, it gnawed at him when heads quickly turned away and it sank its sharp teeth into his heart when he couldn’t avoid the curious stares.

Maybe you pitied him once.