Abby Carnelia's One and Only Magical Power

ABBY CARNELIA’S ONE

AND ONLY MAGICAL POWER

By:  David Pogue

FIRST SENTENCE

“You’ve probably seen the ads for Abby Carnelia’s Find-Your-Magic Centers on TV.”

SUMMARY

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One day, Abby Carnelia, ordinary sixth grader, realizes she has a magical power. Okay, it’s not a fancy one (she can make a hard-boiled egg spin by tugging on her ears). But it’s the only one she has, and it’s enough to launch her into an adventure where she meets a host of kids with similarly silly powers, becomes a potential guinea pig for a drug company, and hatches a daring plan for escape.
Kids will be dying to unearth their own magical powers after reading this whimsical debut by tech personality David Pogue

REVIEW

I loved the idea of kids having magical powers.  In fact, it makes me wonder if everyone has some sort of magical power inside of them just waiting to be found. Abby had to tug on her ears while looking at a hard-boiled egg to make the egg spin.   The funniest one was a girl who had to think of a bison walking backwards in a diaper to make her power appear.  All of the powers were pretty useless, but that is part of what made the story so fun to read. 

The story turned more serious when the drug company came into play.  I didn’t like the idea of a drug company doing tests on the kids.  It was disturbing to think about.  I did, however, like to read about Abby and her friends plotting their escape. 

RATING

4        Plot

4        Characters

5        Attention Grabbing

4        Girlie Meter

5        Ending

22      TOTAL

5        STARS

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