Quick write- By the Waters of Babylon

     Most books have theme to it a lesson to be learned. The book  "The Summoning" the main character experiences an event that changes her life. She has the power to talk to the dead and also raise them to life. She was put in a institution for crazy people because others thought she was hallucinating. She soon finds that she was not crazy and that the whole institution was for experimenting on children like her who had uncontrollable powers or powers they didn't know about before. She and her friends make an escape form the institution. On their way to safety she ran back to her aunts house seeking shelter and protection. It turns out that her aunt was working for the institution and she learned that she couldn't trust anyone but her friends who are in the same situation as she is in.  This lesson may not be put into every day life but in other words the lesson is trying to say that you can't always trust the people that are around you but can trust the people who are dealing with the same problems you are.