Pondering, still pondering, really, what to say about this book. It's one of those books where you can explain what it is about, but it will just sound stupid, even though it really isn't. But it had quite a bit of social commentary, if that's the kind of thing you are into, which I find interesting.
I'm going to try. Patricia finds that she has a special connection with nature. People, not so much. Laurence finds that he is a computer genius and can create amazing things with his wiles. Eventually, the two become friends in elementary through high school. Until they separate their friendship for very different reasons. Now, fast forward to Patricia is officially a witch and Laurence is officially a king genius nerd. They are both working towards ending an apocolypse, but in such different ways that their two groups of friends end up becoming at odds with each other.
See, told you. Sounds stupid, but it really isn't. It's interesting.