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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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This review is from: A Gift of Magic (Mass Market Paperback)

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 review is from: A Gift of Magic (Mass Market Paperback)

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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1.0 out of 5 stars Not a gift of a book
this book, had no real plot. It was all centered around this one girls life and it was just a book that drowns on and on. Read more

Published on Sep 20 2003 by A. Gilliland

5.0 out of 5 stars A True Gift of Magic
A Gift of Magic is truly a wonderful book. Lois Duncan appears to be an outstanding author because the book is very well-written. Read more

Published on July 27 2003 by Margaret Corrado

4.0 out of 5 stars Gifts
I liked this book because I thought it was so cool how she could do all the things that she could. That would bo so cool if i could read someones mind! Read more

Published on Oct 17 2002 by Whitney

4.0 out of 5 stars Lois Duncan- A Gift Of Magic
Book- A Gift Of Magic
Author- Lois Duncan

~Mother= Elizabeth Garrett
~Father= Richard Brenden Garrett
~Children= Brenden Garrett, Nancy Garrett, Kerby... Read more

Published on Sep 2 2002 by Kaitlin

2.0 out of 5 stars More Magic Please
I love Lois Duncan books but this one falls short of the rest. The plot was okay but I didn't like Nancy at all. Read more

Published on May 18 2002 by georgeyfamily67

2.0 out of 5 stars More Magic Please
I've read many Lois Duncan books and this one is one of my least favorites. I found it boring; very dull. I didn't like Nancy, who was very selfish. Read more

Published on May 17 2002 by georgeyfamily67

3.0 out of 5 stars A Gift of Magic by Lois Duncan
Flashback

To the oldest girl I give the gift of dance. To the boy I give the gift of music,
and to the girl, the one that looks like me, I give the gift of... Read more

Published on April 12 2002

3.0 out of 5 stars The Gift of Magic
I thought that this book was very good in description and in detail. I think that this book covered the advantages and disadvantages in having this power. Read more

Published on Mar 21 2002

3.0 out of 5 stars Definatly, NOT the best book
When I first saw this book, i thought that iut would be interesting; it wasnt. It was bad actually. All the kids were brats. Read more

Published on Mar 16 2002 by Erin Johnson

4.0 out of 5 stars The magic book, a gift of magic
This book was really good. Its about a girl named Nancy who moves to a tiny town where her mom used to live as a young girl. Read more

Published on Jan 18 2002 by Katherine