Michael Malone was expecting a normal, routine morning when his commute to school was suddenly interrupted by a police-authorized roadblock set up to rescue a stray dog.  Without explanation, he throws open his car door and runs toward the husky, narrowly avoiding careening off the cliff himself.  A moment before he reaches the dog, Michael imagines himself being suspended in time, hovering over the scene.  This is only one inexplicable indicator that his life is about to change forever.  Michael discovers he can alter reality with his newfound paranormal abilities, and all too soon he is drawn into a world of mystery and intrigue.  When UNICORNE, a secret agency that investigates strange behaviors and eccentric incidents, discovers his secret, they attempt to persuade him to join forces, promising to provide crucial information on his missing father.  Now he must solve the mystery encompassing the premature death of a young classmate while attempting to control his newfound powers.  Risking his own life and narrowing avoiding danger and death, Michael learns the answers he desperately desires will cost him dearly.

The first book in the UNICORNE Files, D’Lacey has written a fascinating combination of adventure, mystery and paranormal enigmas that will enthrall readers from beginning to end.  I think of middle school boys who are captivated by the nonfictions books about the unexplained phenomena and mysterious manifestations and believe this would be a great way to introduce them to more fiction.