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Laurel Leaf (1991), Edition: Reprint, 224 pages
Description
High school senior Karen, who worries that her psychic powers will make her seem different from other people, is frightened at first when a young policeman asks her to use her gift to help the police locate missing children.
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LibraryThing member crimson_idealist
Summary: A girl has to accept her psychic abilities to save a group of children.
Evaluation: While some of the references are a little dated, the story holds up beautifully. It deals with learning to accept yourself for who you are, and that lesson is still being learned to this day. It takes Karen
Evaluation: While some of the references are a little dated, the story holds up beautifully. It deals with learning to accept yourself for who you are, and that lesson is still being learned to this day. It takes Karen
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a while to learn this lesson, and the reader gets to learn it along with her. Show Less
LibraryThing member Yona
Another great Lois Duncan thriller. I love these. I hope I never have to choose a favorite.
I see and appreciate the differences in writing style, coverage of material and the level and type of emotional stimulation among books written with various age groups as intended audiences. The time period
I see and appreciate the differences in writing style, coverage of material and the level and type of emotional stimulation among books written with various age groups as intended audiences. The time period
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that a book was written in can suggest similar differences as well. Sophistication and experiences of people of an age group has evolved and these books may be considered by some to lean toward the younger end of YA compared to more contemporary fiction. But these are very good and I'm perfectly happy reading them at my current age. I like the suspense. I like the visual descriptions. I relate to the characters. I'm looking forward to my next one. Show Less
LibraryThing member KeriLynneD
This was an interesting read but I did feel that the main character made some pretty ridiculous mistakes. She even repeats the same mistake a couple of times and just can't learn from it for some reason which was a little infuriating.
LibraryThing member AngelaRenea
I read this book for a Reading Competition when I was still in middle school and something about it stuck with it. I liked the mystery of it and I thought that the end was a nice way of adding that extra romance without taking away from the rest of the book.
LibraryThing member RobertaLea
I have always enjoyed Lois Duncan's YA thrillers. This was one that was hard to put down.
LibraryThing member AshleyPelletier
Overall this was a good book. I feel like there could have been more balanced progression. It just went really slow at the begining thrn the end was over quick. Overall i would reccomend.
LibraryThing member clamagna
I liked this book - I liked the pacing for the most part, the story was interesting and engaging, and I even liked the way everything wrapped up at the end, but there were just a couple of things that kept it from being a 5 star read for me. First, I think most readers will be able to guess the
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angle with the mother way, way before the "reveal." And second, I really, really wish that the romance between the main character and the cop had been developed before they went to look for the kidnapped children. That just would have made more sense to me and not made those two characters look quite so jerky for a little while. I mean, they are on a desperate race to find a van full of kidnapped children whose lives may be in danger - one of the kids being the cop's nephew - and they stop to take the time to sort of hook up? How selfishly shallow. Plus it caused a pause in the action that made me roll my eyes. Other than those two things, I really did enjoy the book and happily recommend it to anyone who enjoys YA lit with a little mystery and a hint of the supernatural. Show Less
ISBN
9780440987208