musicnerd613's review
fast-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
3.0
xeni's review against another edition
5.0
This and Daughters of Eve are my two ultimate favorite Lois Duncan books. Her writing is just so incredible that I come back to them again and again, although they are classed as YA!
This book really touched my heart back when I read it first, and it will probably continue to do so. It's a powerful story that'll move even the hardest of hearts!
This book really touched my heart back when I read it first, and it will probably continue to do so. It's a powerful story that'll move even the hardest of hearts!
dja777's review against another edition
3.0
Not my favorite of Duncan's books, but still a fun read.
doomluz's review against another edition
mysterious
fast-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
3.5
I read a couple of Lois Duncan books in high school, but couldn't remember which ones. I thought this was one of them, but wasn't sure until it got to the end,
This was good for a quick easy read.
Spoiler
when she mentions the last child being named Lois Duncan because I remember liking that twist in high school, though it feels a little cheesy now.This was good for a quick easy read.
diamondolc's review against another edition
4.0
Lois Duncan is able to pack a very 3-dimensional cast of characters into a pretty small book—I’m impressed. Reading this felt like a nostalgic trip back to junior high, despite me not having much in common with the characters other than having been an angry, angsty preteen like Nancy.
Also, I wish kids still said cute stuff like “for rats’ sake!” and “cripes!”
Also, I wish kids still said cute stuff like “for rats’ sake!” and “cripes!”
ferrisscottr's review against another edition
5.0
This is a YA book that was written (1972) long before they had that category. I read this book around 7th or 8th grade and it struck some kind of something with me because I read it many many times in the six years after I got it.
This would be my first re-read since I got out of high school. It did bug me a little that the book has obviously been touched up for modern times (e.g. the addition of email and text technology) but I can live with it.
Our story follows a family of three children directly after their parents divorce. These three children have been given "gifts" by their long dead grandmother. One child has the gift of dance, one child the gift of music and the last child the gift of E.S.P. (remember this was written in the early 70's). The main plotlines deal with how the kids deal with their parents divorce, their new living situations and how they deal with their gifts (which they don't know they've been given).
I'm now a 44 year old father and I appreciate this book for different reasons than I did when I first read it at age 13 but I still loved it. I see now that it is a little predictable but it did not lessen my enjoyment. Whole heartedly would recommend this.
This would be my first re-read since I got out of high school. It did bug me a little that the book has obviously been touched up for modern times (e.g. the addition of email and text technology) but I can live with it.
Our story follows a family of three children directly after their parents divorce. These three children have been given "gifts" by their long dead grandmother. One child has the gift of dance, one child the gift of music and the last child the gift of E.S.P. (remember this was written in the early 70's). The main plotlines deal with how the kids deal with their parents divorce, their new living situations and how they deal with their gifts (which they don't know they've been given).
I'm now a 44 year old father and I appreciate this book for different reasons than I did when I first read it at age 13 but I still loved it. I see now that it is a little predictable but it did not lessen my enjoyment. Whole heartedly would recommend this.
joie881's review
4.0
I read this when I was 11 years old and just came across it in an article and had to read it again. Still as striking as the first time I read it.
chelseasofia's review against another edition
5.0
I read this when I was eleven and it was an instant favorite. I believed so much of Nancy's experiences with ESP. I remember the book giving me chills and I would stay up late on summer nights unable to put the book down. I read it at least five times when i was a child. I re-read it recently and found it just as wonderful. Obviously its meant for a young reader audience, and it was written awhile back, so some of the language is a bit corny but I loved it still. It reaffirmed my beliefs in our human intuition and ways of communicating that aren't necessarily quantifiable.
js7476's review against another edition
5.0
This was a good book not a typical book i listen to but very entertaining.