Lorilyn Roberts is een schrijfster wiens werk de diepte van de menselijke ervaring verkent door middel van inzichtelijke proza. Haar achtergrond in interdisciplinaire studies en creatief schrijven informeert haar unieke perspectief op verhalen vertellen. Roberts duikt in thema's die resoneren met hart en ziel, en biedt lezers een doordachte en boeiende literaire reis. Haar schrijven kenmerkt zich door warmte en emotionele resonantie.
The Door is the first book in the Seventh Dimension Series that combines contemporary, historical, and fantasy elements into a Christian "coming-of-age" story. A curse put on Shale Snyder, because of a secret, shrouds her with insecurity and fear. Following suspension from school, Shale's best friend isn't allowed to see her anymore and she feels abandoned by her family. When a stray dog befriends her, she follows it into the woods. There she discovers a door that leads to another world...
"Never again would I be bored. If I had a book, I had a friend. I could read whenever I wanted, and I didn't even need a wire to plug my book into the wall." Such is the magical journey into the world of reading a young girl discovers after failing first grade.