Rubinstein then asks readers to make Brenton's decision by throwing dice, and develops two different and telling endings to the story. And Brenton is forced to make a decision about whether to go back with her. As she and Brenton draw emotionally closer to one another, Cal develops a life-threatening infection and decides that she must return home human medicine would kill her. Gradually, he learns that Cal is a visiting anthropologist from an advanced civilization who has been caught in a time-machine error. Brenton's family reacts to Victoria's new friend with suspicion and hostility, but Brenton is more positive. When his cousin Victoria comes to stay with his family, she meets a mysterious, homeless, dark-skinned girl named Cal on the beach. Brenton Trethewan, 14, is so alienated from his shallow, materialistic Australian family-and from society in general-that he throws dice to make his daily life decisions he feels powerless and is unwilling to accept responsibility for his actions.
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