Synopsis
SILLY MAGICAL POWERS, KIDS ON THE RUN. In a whimsical debut novel from the popular technology writer.
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.
The New York Times - Susannah Meadows
I admit it. When I read the last two pages of Abby Carnelia's One and Only Magical Power,…I cried. On the surface this is a tale about a regular girl with a pointless magical power. But it got me with its message of discovering and appreciating your own gifts—even if those gifts mainly consist of the ability to spin a hard-boiled egg by pulling on your ears. The moral of the story may not be all that original, but its power here lies in the way the author, David Pogue, tells it.