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A Young Adult Fantasy
SEVENTH DIMENSION
Book 1
THE DOOR
Lorilyn Roberts
A Young Adult Fantasy
Seventh Dimension – The Door
Copyright ©2016 Lorilyn Roberts
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Scripture taken from the NEW AMERICAN STANDARD BIBLE®, Copyright © 1960,1962,1963,1968,1971,1972,1973,1975,1977,1995 by The Lockman Foundation. Used by permission.
Library of Congress Control Number: 2013905796
Seventh Dimension – The Door A Young Adult Christian Fantasy/Lorilyn Roberts
ISBN: 9780989142618 ebook
ISBN 9780989142601 paperback
Printed in the United States of America
For names of persons depicted in this novel, similarity to any actual persons, whether living or deceased, is purely coincidental.
AUTHOR’S NOTE
For every child who struggles with doubt, for every kid who has been bullied, for every teen who comes from a broken home, and for every young adult who longs to be understood—this book is for you.
“A spiritual kingdom lies all about us, enclosing us, embracing us, altogether within reach of our inner selves, waiting for us to recognize it. God Himself is here waiting our response to His Presence. This eternal world will come alive to us the moment we begin to reckon upon its reality.” – A. W. Tozer, The Pursuit of God.
“…Wonderful Counselor
Mighty God
Everlasting Father
Prince of Peace
Isaiah 9:6
To Harry
Who told me I was a daughter of the king.
Table of Contents
Prologue
Chapter One—Dark Secret of Shale Snyder
Chapter Two—Suspension
Chapter Three—Shale Faces Judgment
Chapter Four—The Door
Chapter Five—The Garden
Chapter Six—Banished From the Garden
Chapter Seven—Surprises
Chapter Eight—Where Am I
Chapter Nine—Woman in the Clouds
Chapter Ten—The Meeting
Chapter Eleven—Silence of Destiny
Chapter Twelve—Shale and the Young Man
Chapter Thirteen—Strange Coincidence
Chapter Fourteen—Daniel Connection
Chapter Fifteen—Moment of Truth
Chapter Sixteen—Disturbing Discovery
Chapter Seventeen—Wilderness Journey
Chapter Eighteen—Three Temptations
Chapter Nineteen—Conflicting Worlds
Chapter Twenty—Dark Light of the Moon
Chapter Twenty-One—Worldly Crow
Chapter Twenty-Two—Bullies and Demons
Chapter Twenty-Three—King of Deliverance
Chapter Twenty-Four—Truth Exposed
Chapter Twenty-Five—Can Shale Woo Daniel
Chapter Twenty-Six—The Enchanter
Chapter Twenty-Seven—The Sheep
Chapter Twenty-Eight—The Healing
Chapter Twenty-Nine—Secrets Revealed
Chapter Thirty—The Visitor
Chapter Thirty-One—Sojourn of the Ages
Chapter Thirty-Two—An Unexpected Encounter
Chapter Thirty-Three—Terrible News
Chapter Thirty-Four—Betrayal
Chapter Thirty-Five—The Battle
Chapter Thirty-Six—Secrets of the Garden
Chapter Thirty-Seven—Mysteries