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Gift of Magic
  

Gift of Magic [Unbound]

Lois Duncan
3.5 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (33 customer reviews)

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Until she learns to control it, Nancy's gift of extrasensory perception brings her more trouble than she can handle. --This text refers to the Paperback edition.

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4.0 out of 5 stars Suspence, ESP and Coming-of-Age, Oct 18 2007
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Nicola Manning (Ontario, Canada) - See all my reviews
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An old woman lays dying and she bequeaths each of her grandchildren a gift: the gift of music, the gift of dance and the gift of magic. Nancy received the gift of magic and she comes to realize that using her gift for evil is very easy but to use her gift for good is so much harder. Lois Duncan delivers again! This is another wonderful book. Most of the book reads like a coming-of-age teen novel centering around the relationships of the siblings with each other and their recently divorced mother. Then the magic element is introduced and the atmosphere turns creepy. I've learnt I cannot predict a Lois Duncan ending and once again the story took a turn I hadn't expected and the very last sentence of the book is fabulous.

I am really impressed with Duncan as an author. One thing that really impresses me is how her novels written in the sixties and seventies are not dated. Other YA authors should take note. Duncan does not use slang nor make pop-culture references and technology is very rarely mentioned. Occasionally there is a tiny indication that gives it away such as a mention of the Vietnam War or as in this novel with a mention of a Ford Fairlane. But her work (that I've read so far) is timeless and as relevant today as it was 30-40 years ago.
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4.0 out of 5 stars Gifts, May 13 2004
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This book is great because it makes you want to have ESP (extrasensory perception) too. It is a special gift the main character, Nancy has, which lets her see in to the future and past. The story is short and gets right to the point. Perfect for girls ages 9-15.

Nancy has ESP, which she got from her grandmother. Her mom and dad get divorced and her brother, Brendon and sister, Kirby move to their grandma's old house in Florida. Nancy hates leaving her father. She hates Kirby dancing all the time and not being a normal teenager. She hates that her mom is talking to other men. She knows everything that is going on and knows who is at the door or on the telephone before there is a knock or a ring. She gets in trouble from her teacher because she was thought to be cheating when it was her ESP.

What will she do next? Will she get over everything she hates or will something go terribly wrong. How will you find out these answers? Just read "A Gift of Magic."

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5.0 out of 5 stars Can't put it down, Dec 24 2003
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It's a great book!!! It has something for most everyone. Nanny a girl with the gift of magic finds new ways to use; her gift from her grandma who died years back. The book was the first if Lois books I read and I am reading more.
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