"What does the future matter, if until the past is told I’m living in limbo, neither alive nor dead?"
Keep your instincts sharp and jump into cross-genre YA weird "Galax-Arena"(1992) by Gillian Rubinstein. Don't get stuck on the sci-fi-y title -- this story is not what it appears to be.
No spoilers in this one!
Episode references:
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* Theme: Magical Transition by Kevin McLeod
* Additional music and sound effects from zapsplat.com