5/10/2023 0 Comments The Ability by M.M. Vaughan![]() ![]() After passing with flying colours, Chris is invited to attend Myers Holt, a government-run school for extraordinary 12-year-olds, like himself, to help hone special skills (also known as”The Ability”) in order to save the lives of very important people. He is even asked to read Miss Sonata’s mind. Miss Sonata’s test is bizarre: Chris is asked to envision a real place and explain exactly what is going on at that very moment. Sonata sees a spark in Chris, and we discover–along with our hero–that he is much less average than he seems. ![]() He is just about to get expelled from school when a very unusual woman arrives to test students for a special opportunity to attend Myers Holt, a prestigious boarding school. He doesn’t seem to have too many friends, either. He has to take care of his mother at home, who is severely depressed and often very unpleasant toward him. Being a big fan of fantasy and adventure, especially the kind where the hero or heroine discovers that they are much more than ordinary, I couldn’t resist the read.Ĭhris gets in trouble at school more often than he should. I also mentioned that the first book, The Ability, has been compared to some very popular middle-grade series. ![]() ![]() In a recent new arrivals post, we featured Mindscape as an intriguing new addition to the collection. ![]()
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