Hannah's Touch

By Laura Langston

When sixteen-year-old Hannah gets stung, she rises out of her body, where she's greeted by her dead boyfriend, Logan, and a loving but unseen presence. She wants to stay with them. They say no. She must go back. There's something she must do. But Hannah can't figure out what it is. Nor can she make sense of the weird things happening around her. Since the sting, she seems to have the ability to heal. Hannah doesn't know what to think. And then she faces another challenge: Logan has a purpose in mind for her new gift. And it's a purpose Hannah can't bear to face.

• Language: English
• Publisher: Orca Book Publishers
• Release date: Oct 1, 2009
• ISBN: 9781554691517

Laura Langston

Laura Langston is the author of several books for children and adults. Lesia’s Dream recently won for the Kobzar Literary Award, Canada’s newest national book award. It was also nominated for three other children’s choice awards. Mile-High Apple Pie, her recent picture book, was nominated for the OLA’s Blue Spruce Award; The Fox’s Kettle was nominated for a Governor General’s Award for Illustration; and Pay Dirt! was nominated for the Red Cedar and Silver Birch Awards. A former writer and broadcaster for the CBC, Laura Langston also writes regularly for Canadian Gardening magazine and has authored a book on herb gardening. She lives in Victoria, British Columbia.

Reviews for Hannah's Touch

[cvosshans · Rating: 3 out of 5 stars]

If you like to believe in miracles or in the healing touch then this book is for you. Hannah, a regular teen girl, comes to grips with her new found 'healing touch' after a near death experience. This Orca book like the others is low vocab/high interest and packs a lot into its 132 pages. Reluctant readers may like this - it does contain some references to drug and alcohol use.

[jrlibrary · Rating: 3 out of 5 stars]

16 year old Hannah is finding it hard to forgive Tom for the role he played in getting her boyfriend, Logan, killed. When Hannah is stung by a bee for the first time, she suffers a severe anaphylactic shock, and has an out of body, near death experience. When she recovers, she discovers that she has the ability to heal anything she touches. She discovers this accidentally when a very old dog is lying on top of her, and afterwards, seems to have been given an elixar of youth since he suddenly starts acting like a puppy. No one except Hannah and the owner notices, but now Hannah doesn't know what to do with her newly acquired "gift", and she isn't clear why she has been given it. A fast read that would be perfect for a reluctant older reader. There is some reference to drinking and alcohol, but nothing too outrageous.